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.
Published: 2023-01-05
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 8.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-26757 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.
History

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-07T18:38:53.181Z

Reserved: 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-22622

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T10:13:49.462Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-05T02:15:07.980

Modified: 2025-04-07T19:15:49.383

Link: CVE-2023-22622

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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