# CVE-2013-1844: Piwik (now Matomo) Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-1844-piwik-now-matomo-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting-xss  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2013-1844 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2022-05-13

Piwik (now Matomo) Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Technologies: [matomo/matomo (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/matomo-matomo), [piwik/piwik (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/piwik-piwik). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2013-1844 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-1844 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2013-1844?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** matomo/matomo (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11; piwik/piwik (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2013-1844?** Yes. matomo/matomo (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11 or later; piwik/piwik (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2013-1844?** Check whether you run matomo/matomo (Packagist) or piwik/piwik (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- matomo/matomo (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11 or later

  ```sh
  composer require matomo/matomo:^1.11
  ```

- piwik/piwik (Packagist): upgrade to 1.11 or later

  ```sh
  composer require piwik/piwik:^1.11
  ```


## Affected products

- matomo/matomo (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11
- piwik/piwik (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2013-1844
- GHSA-5fpj-6vq6-fmwh

## Related threats

- [Piwik (now Matomo) Vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2011-4941-piwik-now-matomo-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-code-execution)
- [Piwik (now Matomo) Reveals Sensitive Information by Accepting Input from `POST` Requests](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2013-2633-piwik-now-matomo-reveals-sensitive-information-by-accepting-input)