Vulnerability-Lookup

GHSA-PMH6-CQ54-943M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-05 03:30 – Updated: 2025-04-07 21:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-22622"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-01-05T02:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-pmh6-cq54-943m",
  "modified": "2025-04-07T21:31:37Z",
  "published": "2023-01-05T03:30:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22622"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://medium.com/@thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/about/security"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2023-22622 (GCVE-0-2023-22622)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-05 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-07 18:38

Summary

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-…
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449
https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b…
https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/
https://wordpress.org/about/security/
https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-inst…
https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredict…

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-02T10:13:49.462Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/about/security/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
              "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 5.3,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2023-22622",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-04-07T18:06:54.772691Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "description": "CWE-noinfo Not enough information",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-04-07T18:38:53.181Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "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."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/about/security/"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2023-22622",
    "datePublished": "2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-04-07T18:38:53.181Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

Action not permitted

GHSA-PMH6-CQ54-943M

CVE-2023-22622 (GCVE-0-2023-22622)

Tags

Sightings

Nomenclature