CVE-2022-44584 (GCVE-0-2022-44584)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-18 22:01 – Updated: 2025-02-20 19:51
VLAI?
Title
WordPress WatchTowerHQ plugin <= 3.6.15 - Unauth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Summary
Unauth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WatchTowerHQ plugin <= 3.6.15 on WordPress.
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Arbitrary File Deletion
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ (WordPress plugin) Affected: <= 3.6.15 , ≤ 3.6.15 (custom)
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Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Dave Jong (Patchstack)
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