CVE-2009-4137

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.

Published: 2009-12-24 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-4137

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-4137

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-4137

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-4137

vendor priority summary link
debian 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-4137

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