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CVE-2025-34104

Published: Jul 15, 2025

Modified: May 15, 2026

PUBLISHED

Description

An authenticated remote code execution vulnerability exists in Piwik (now Matomo) versions prior to 3.0.3 via the plugin upload mechanism. In vulnerable versions, an authenticated user with Superuser privileges can upload and activate a malicious plugin (ZIP archive), leading to arbitrary PHP code execution on the underlying system. Starting with version 3.0.3, plugin upload functionality is disabled by default unless explicitly enabled in the configuration file.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Piwik (now Matomo)	Web Analytics Platform	affected `0 - < 3.0.3`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://matomo.org/changelog/piwik-3-0-3/

vendor-advisory

https://matomo.org/faq/plugins/faq_21/

product

https://firefart.at/post/turning_piwik_superuser_creds_into_rce/

third-party-advisory

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/piwik_superuser_plugin_upload.rb

exploit

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/piwik-authenticated-rce-via-custom-plugin-upload

third-party-advisory

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