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CVE-2023-22622

Published: Jan 5, 2023Updated: Apr 7, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 26.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

WordPress through 6.1.1 depends on unpredictable client visits to cause wp-cron.php execution and the resulting security updates, and the source code describes "the scenario where a site may not receive enough visits to execute scheduled tasks in a timely manner," but neither the installation guide nor the security guide mentions this default behavior, or alerts the user about security risks on installations with very few visits.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

wordpresswordpress
On-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
n/an/a
wordpressoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka wp, wordpress.org, wordpress mu

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/
developer.wordpress.org
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8
github.com
https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
medium.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 5, 2023
Last Updated
Apr 7, 2025

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