CVE-2023-6923
Matomo <= 4.15.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via idsite
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.1
Matomo <= 4.15.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via idsite
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2023-6923- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-59122
6.1
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
EUVD-2023-59122- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-246w-8f59-4f74
6.1
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to...
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
GHSA-246w-8f59-4f74- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.1
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2023-6923- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.1
Matomo <= 4.15.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via idsite
The Matomo Analytics – Ethical Stats. Powerful Insights. plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the idsite parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.15.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
- Record
CVE-2023-6923- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6923 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Matomo, published February 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2e2d54eb-c176-49c4-a4fc-833e17189cad?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3031495%40matomo&new=3031495%40matomo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6923
github.com/advisories/GHSA-246w-8f59-4f74
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/6xxx/CVE-2023-6923.json