CVE-2011-0398: Medium severity mediawiki matomo vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2011-0398?

CVE-2011-0398 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to bypass geolocation and logging features.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2011-0398?

To fix CVE-2011-0398, update your Matomo installation to version 1.1 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed.

Q: What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2011-0398?

CVE-2011-0398 can be exploited via the use of private IP addresses behind a proxy or through spoofing of the X-Forwarded-For header.

Q: Which versions of Matomo are affected by CVE-2011-0398?

CVE-2011-0398 affects all versions of Matomo prior to 1.1, including versions 0.1 to 1.0.

Q: What functionality can be bypassed due to CVE-2011-0398?

CVE-2011-0398 allows attackers to bypass intended geolocation and logging functionality, potentially compromising user tracking accuracy.

Published Jan 10, 2011

Updated

The PiwikCommon::getIP function in Piwik before 1.1 does not properly determine the client IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended geolocation and logging functionality via (1) use of a private (aka RFC 1918) address behind a proxy server or (2) spoofing of the X-Forwarded-For HTTP header.

Affected Software

67 affected components

Matomo Matomo<=1.0

Matomo Matomo=0.1

Matomo Matomo=0.1.1

Matomo Matomo=0.1.2

Matomo Matomo=0.1.3

Matomo Matomo=0.1.4

Matomo Matomo=0.1.5

Matomo Matomo=0.1.6

Matomo Matomo=0.1.7

Matomo Matomo=0.1.8

Matomo Matomo=0.1.9

Matomo Matomo=0.1.10

Matomo Matomo=0.2.1

Matomo Matomo=0.2.2

Matomo Matomo=0.2.3

Matomo Matomo=0.2.4

Matomo Matomo=0.2.5

Matomo Matomo=0.2.6

Matomo Matomo=0.2.7

Matomo Matomo=0.2.8

Matomo Matomo=0.2.9

Matomo Matomo=0.2.10

Matomo Matomo=0.2.11

Matomo Matomo=0.2.12

Matomo Matomo=0.2.13

Matomo Matomo=0.2.14

Matomo Matomo=0.2.16

Matomo Matomo=0.2.17

Matomo Matomo=0.2.18

Matomo Matomo=0.2.19

Matomo Matomo=0.2.20

Matomo Matomo=0.2.22

Matomo Matomo=0.2.23

Matomo Matomo=0.2.24

Matomo Matomo=0.2.25

Matomo Matomo=0.2.26

Matomo Matomo=0.2.27

Matomo Matomo=0.2.28

Matomo Matomo=0.2.29

Matomo Matomo=0.2.30

Matomo Matomo=0.2.31

Matomo Matomo=0.2.32

Matomo Matomo=0.2.33

Matomo Matomo=0.2.34

Matomo Matomo=0.4-rc1

Matomo Matomo=0.4-rc2

Matomo Matomo=0.4-rc3

Matomo Matomo=0.4.1-rc1

Matomo Matomo=0.4.4

Matomo Matomo=0.4.5

Matomo Matomo=0.5

Matomo Matomo=0.5.1

Matomo Matomo=0.5.2

Matomo Matomo=0.5.3

Matomo Matomo=0.5.4

Matomo Matomo=0.5.5

Matomo Matomo=0.6

Matomo Matomo=0.6.1

Matomo Matomo=0.6.2

Matomo Matomo=0.6.3

Matomo Matomo=0.6.3-rc1

Matomo Matomo=0.6.3-rc2

Matomo Matomo=0.6.4

Matomo Matomo=0.7

Matomo Matomo=0.8

Matomo Matomo=0.9

Matomo Matomo=0.9.9

Remediation

Patch Available

http://piwik.org/blog/2011/01/piwik-1-1-2/

Event History

Jan 10, 2011

CVE Published

via MITRE·07:18 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·07:18 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-0398?

CVE-2011-0398 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow remote attackers to bypass geolocation and logging features.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0398?

To fix CVE-2011-0398, update your Matomo installation to version 1.1 or later, where the vulnerability has been addressed.

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2011-0398?