CVE-2023-22622

Vulnerability 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.

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References

• https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/ProductVendor Advisory
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a92Third Party Advisory
• https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
• https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressinThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/about/security/Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449Third Party Advisory
• https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/ProductVendor Advisory
• https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a92Third Party Advisory
• https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
• https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressinThird Party Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/about/security/Vendor Advisory
• https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449Third Party Advisory