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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
- https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/Third 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/Product, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8Third Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
- https://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/Third 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
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 5, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified