Vulnerability in Watchtowerhq Watchtower
CVE-2022-44584
Unauth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WatchTowerHQ plugin <= 3.6.15 on WordPress.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Watchtowerhq Watchtower
- Whatarmy Watchtowerhq (WordPress Plugin) — versions <= 3.6.15
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/watchtowerhq/wordpress-watchtowerhq-plugi… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/watchtowerhq/ (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-44584?
- CVE-2022-44584 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Watchtowerhq Watchtower. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-11-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-44584?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-44584 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.