CVE-2023-22622
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.66%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- wordpress/wordpress
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
- https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/about/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449Third Party Advisory
- https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
- https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/about/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.