Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Matomo Analytics Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-6923

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights.
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 February 2024

Summary

The Matomo Analytics plugin for WordPress is subject to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts by manipulating the idsite parameter in all versions up to and including 4.15.3. If an unsuspecting user clicks a malicious link, this could compromise the security of their session, leading to potential data breaches or account takeover.

Affected Version(s)

Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. * <= 4.15.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Felipe Restrepo Rodriguez
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