CVE-2023-22622

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 74.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-01-05 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-04-07 18:38Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-01-05

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

No CWE assigned

Data version

5.1

Document digest

414db8508189b3078f9e506e9fc6c838007a5b92a558378ffed628b8473bb0f3

• medium.comhttps://medium.com/%40thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30
• www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/was/113449
• github.comhttps://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/dca7b5204b5fea54e6d1774689777b359a9222ab/wp-cron.php#L5-L8
• developer.wordpress.orghttps://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/cron/
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/about/security/
• wordpress.orghttps://wordpress.org/support/article/how-to-install-wordpress/
• patchstack.comhttps://patchstack.com/articles/solving-unpredictable-wp-cron-problems-addressing-cve-2023-22622/