CVE-2023-22622 Misconfiguration in n/a
WordPress sites with low traffic may miss critical security updates due to reliance on visitor-triggered cron jobs, requiring manual configuration to ensure timely patching.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-22622?
CVE-2023-22622 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wordpress Wordpress, published on 5 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22622?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wordpress and wordpress-multisite. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wordpress Bitnami | All versions | 6.1.2 |
wordpress-multisite Bitnami | All versions | 6.1.2 |
Products include Wordpress Wordpress.
How do I fix CVE-2023-22622?
Upgrade wordpress to 6.1.2 or later.
Is CVE-2023-22622 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22622 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Wordpress Wordpress
Sources
Also known as BIT-wordpress-2023-22622, BIT-wordpress-multisite-2023-22622, GHSA-pmh6-cq54-943m, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22622.