CVE-2023-4774
WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik) <= 1.0.28 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The WP-Matomo Integration (WP-Piwik) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wp-piwik' shortcode in versions up to, and including, 1.0.28 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | matomoteam |
| Product | connect matomo – analytics dashboard for wordpress |
| Published | Sep 22, 2023 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
matomoteam / Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress
0 ≤ 1.0.28
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/faa4f041-4740-4ebb-afb3-10019ce571be?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-piwik/tags/1.0.28/classes/WP_Piwik/Widget/OptOut.php#L28 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2969705/wp-piwik#file164
Credits
István Márton