Piwik up to 2.14.x Controller.php DisplayTopKeywords server-side request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Piwik up to 2.14.x. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DisplayTopKeywords of the file plugins/Referrers/Controller.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to server-side request forgery. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-7816. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Piwik up to 2.14.x and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function DisplayTopKeywords of the file plugins/Referrers/Controller.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a server-side request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-918. The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The DisplayTopKeywords function in plugins/Referrers/Controller.php in Piwik before 2.15.0, which allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object injection attacks, conduct Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks, and execute arbitrary PHP code via a crafted HTTP header.

The weakness was disclosed 11/16/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at piwik.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-7816 since 10/14/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:plugins/Referrers/Controller.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87176 (FreeBSD : piwik -- multiple vulnerabilities (11351c82-9909-11e5-a9c8-14dae9d5a9d2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.15.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87176), SecurityFocus (BID 77496†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54807†). The entry VDB-79221 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Server-side request forgery
CWE: CWE-918
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 87176
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : piwik -- multiple vulnerabilities (11351c82-9909-11e5-a9c8-14dae9d5a9d2)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Piwik 2.15.0

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10/14/2015 🔍
11/04/2015 +21 days 🔍
11/16/2015 +12 days 🔍
11/16/2015 +0 days 🔍
11/17/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/02/2015 +15 days 🔍
12/03/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/06/2015 +3 days 🔍
06/27/2022 +2395 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 134220
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-7816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79222
SecurityFocus: 77496
Vulnerability Center: 54807 - Piwik 2.14.3 and prior Remote Code Execution and SSRF in DisplayTopKeywords Function, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2015 09:18
Updated: 06/27/2022 14:05
Changes: 11/17/2015 09:18 (57), 05/11/2018 12:57 (10), 06/27/2022 14:05 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:A8D:103

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