CVE-2019-12215: Medium severity mediawiki matomo vulnerability

Published May 20, 2019
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Updated

DISPUTED A full path disclosure vulnerability was discovered in Matomo v3.9.1 where a user can trigger a particular error to discover the full path of Matomo on the disk, because lastError.file is used in plugins/CorePluginsAdmin/templates/safemode.twig. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "avoid reporting path disclosures, as we don't consider them as security vulnerabilities."

Affected Software

1 affected component
Matomo Matomo=3.9.1

Event History

May 20, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:47 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:47 PM
Description
Disputed
04:29 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12215?

CVE-2019-12215 is considered a low severity vulnerability, primarily due to its limited impact.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-12215?

To mitigate CVE-2019-12215, upgrade to Matomo version 3.9.2 or later.

3

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2019-12215?

CVE-2019-12215 is a full path disclosure vulnerability.

4

What versions of Matomo are affected by CVE-2019-12215?

CVE-2019-12215 affects Matomo version 3.9.1.

5

What could an attacker potentially gain from exploiting CVE-2019-12215?

An attacker could potentially gain knowledge of the file path structure of the Matomo installation.

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