The loadContentFromCookie function in core/Cookie.php in Piwik before 0.5 does not validate strings obtained from cookies before calling the unserialize function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or upload arbitrary files via vectors related to the __destruct function in the Piwik_Config class; php://filter URIs; the __destruct functions in Zend Framework, as demonstrated by the Zend_Log destructor; the shutdown functions in Zend Framework, as demonstrated by the Zend_Log_Writer_Mail class; the render function in the Piwik_View class; Smarty templates; and the _eval function in Smarty.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-4137 is rated Moderate Risk (59.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.88%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 6.00% | 4.88% | -1.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 4.88% | 6.00% | +1.11% |
| 3 | 2025-03-28 | — | 4.88% | — |
Full EPSS history (18 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2009-4137 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (matomo), 2 status rows across 2 suites (sid, trixie): resolved 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4137 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.25 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.26 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.27 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.28 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.29 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.30 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.31 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| matomo | matomo | 0.2.32 | cpe:2.3:a:matomo:matomo:0.2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |