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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2025-34104 Detail

Description

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in Piwik (now Matomo) versions prior to 3.0.3 via the plugin upload mechanism. In vulnerable versions, an authenticated user with Superuser privileges can upload and activate a malicious plugin (ZIP archive), leading to arbitrary PHP code execution on the underlying system. Starting with version 3.0.3, plugin upload functionality is disabled by default unless explicitly enabled in the configuration file.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 9.4 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://firefart.at/post/turning_piwik_superuser_creds_into_rce/ VulnCheck
https://matomo.org/changelog/piwik-3-0-3/ VulnCheck
https://matomo.org/faq/plugins/faq_21/ VulnCheck
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload.rb VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/piwik-authenticated-rce-via-custom-plugin-upload VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type VulnCheck  
CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-34104
NVD Published Date:
07/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/15/2025
Source:
VulnCheck