WordPress Cron Enabled

high Web Application Scanning Plugin ID 113449

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Synopsis

WordPress Cron Enabled

Description

The wp-cron.php file is responsible for scheduled events in a WordPress website. By default, when a request is made, WordPress will generate an additional request from it to the wp-cron.php file. By generating a large number of requests to the website, it is therefore possible to make the site perform a DoS attack on itself.

Solution

Add the variable DISABLE_WP_CRON to true in the file wp-config.php and restrict access to the file wp-cron.php.

See Also

https://medium.com/@thecpanelguy/the-nightmare-that-is-wpcron-php-ae31c1d3ae30

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 113449

Type: remote

Published: 12/21/2022

Updated: 12/21/2022

Scan Template: scan, pci, basic, full

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS Score Source: Tenable

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Reference Information