CVE-2023-22622
Publication date 5 January 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wordpress | 24.10 oracular |
Needs evaluation
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24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score |
|
Attack vector | Adjacent |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8
- https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449
- https://medium.com/@thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
- https://wordpress.org/about/security/
- https://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22622