CVE-2023-23659
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MainWP Matomo Extension <= 4.0.4 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in MainWP Matomo Extension versions 4.0.4 and below. The vulnerability allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by forging malicious requests, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation or configuration changes within the Matomo integration.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.0.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Matomo extension is installedLocate the MainWP Matomo Extension in your WordPress plugins directory or WordPress admin panel under MainWP extensionsAffected if The Matomo extension by MainWP is present in the installation
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Determine the installed Matomo extension versionCheck the extension version in the WordPress admin panel under MainWP > Extensions > Matomo, or inspect the main plugin file header for the 'Version' fieldAffected if The version is 4.0.4 or lower (versions below 4.0.5 are affected)
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Identify state-changing operations in the extensionReview the Matomo extension code for functions that modify data (create, update, delete operations) such as saving settings, syncing data, or configuring connectionsAffected if State-changing actions exist without anti-CSRF token validation (nonce checks)
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Verify CSRF token implementationExamine the extension source code for presence of wp_nonce_field(), wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or similar nonce verification functions on form submissions and AJAX actionsAffected if Forms or actions lack nonce verification or token validation
You are affected if the MainWP Matomo Extension is installed with version 4.0.4 or below and contains state-changing operations that lack anti-CSRF token protection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.0.5
Implement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) for state-changing operations and validate Origin/Referer headers. Users should update to a version newer than 4.0.4 when available.
MainWP Matomo Extension 4.0.5
- 1. Backup your WordPress database and files before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard where the MainWP Matomo Extension is installed
- 3. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 4. Find the MainWP Matomo Extension and check for an update
- 5. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to version 4.0.5 or later
- 6. After updating, verify the new version number reflects 4.0.5 or higher
- 7. Test the extension functionality to ensure the update did not break existing features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-23659 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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