CVE-2023-6923 (GCVE-0-2023-6923)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-20 18:56 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:44
VLAI?
Title
Matomo <= 4.15.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via idsite
Summary
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
matomoteam Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.15.3 (semver)
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Credits
Felipe Restrepo Rodriguez
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