CVE-2023-25701

9.8 criticalEPSS 0.8%

Critical (9.8) in watchtowerhq watchtower. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WatchTowerHQ: from n/a through 3.6.16.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2024-05-17
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

watchtowerhq:watchtower

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/watchtowerhq/wordpress-watchtowerhq-plugin-3-6-16-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/watchtowerhq/wordpress-watchtowerhq-plugin-3-6-16-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve

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