# WatchTowerHQ

> The WatchTowerHQ WordPress plugin allows us to monitor, backup, upgrade, and manage your site!

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 09:32 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `watchtowerhq`
- Author: watchtowerhq
- Version: 4.0.7
- Active installs: 100+
- Last update: 2026-06-24 (5 months ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 7.0.8 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 5.1, PHP 7.4
- Tags: backup, Client, monitoring, site-speed, watchtower
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/watchtowerhq/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- OK: Updated 5 months ago.
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 7.0.8).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Clashes ↔ Plays well, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Slow ↔ Responsive, Breaking ↔ Smooth.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-12-11 MEDIUM: Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Read via 'wht_download_big_object_origin' Parameter (up to 3.16.0). CVE-2025-13972, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/13fcbff8-8560-48ca-82df-8b620961d9c6?source=api-prod
- 2024-10-25 CRITICAL: Authentication Bypass to Administrator due to Missing Empty Value Check (up to 3.10.1). CVE-2024-9933, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50349086-e7b0-4f73-8722-1367cc05180e?source=api-prod
- 2023-02-14 CRITICAL: Type Juggling to Authentication Bypass in check_ota (up to 3.6.16). CVE-2023-25701, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/481c738e-d544-4587-8632-e85a7ddd8b14?source=api-prod
- 2022-11-01 HIGH: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Download (up to 3.6.15). CVE-2022-44583, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/04e2f1f3-95c9-4a90-8c76-7b405a3815f7?source=api-prod
- 2022-11-01 CRITICAL: Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion (up to 3.6.15). CVE-2022-44584, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/38526b0c-a5d9-4f54-bd6f-30ab34d266f5?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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