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CVE-2023-22622 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/ Product  Vendor Advisory 
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/ Product  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8 Third Party Advisory 
https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
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://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/about/security/ Vendor Advisory 
https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/ Vendor Advisory 
https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/ Vendor Advisory 
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-22622
NVD Published Date:
01/04/2023
NVD Last Modified:
04/07/2025
Source:
MITRE