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 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 v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8	Third Party Advisory
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/	Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449	Third Party Advisory
https://medium.com/@thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30	Mitigation Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/about/security/	Vendor Advisory
https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/	Vendor Advisory
https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wordpress:wordpress:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2023-01-04 18:15

Updated : 2023-02-02 08:42

NVD link : CVE-2023-22622

Mitre link : CVE-2023-22622

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

Products Affected

wordpress

wordpress

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