CVE-2009-4137 describes a critical vulnerability in Piwik (now Matomo) versions prior to 0.5, specifically within the loadContentFromCookie function in core/Cookie.php. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or upload files due to improper validation of cookie-derived strings before being passed to the unserialize function. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.2.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.27CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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