CVE-2023-22622Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Wordpress

Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
8.4%
top 7.65%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 5

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.6 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-pmh6-cq54-943m: WordPress through 62023-01-05
CVEList
CVE-2023-22622: WordPress through 62023-01-05
OSV
CVE-2023-22622: WordPress through 62023-01-05

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2023-22622: wordpress - WordPress through 6.1.1 depends on unpredictable client visits to cause wp-cron....2023