CVE-2023-22622 — Uncontrolled 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📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2023-22622: wordpress - WordPress through 6.1.1 depends on unpredictable client visits to cause wp-cron....↗2023