CVE-2019-12215 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 20 May 2019 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can trigger an error to reveal the full filesystem path of the Matomo installation, aiding further attacks.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-12215?

CVE-2019-12215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A full path disclosure vulnerability was discovered in Matomo v3.9.1 where a user can trigger a particular error to discover the full path of Matomo on the disk, because lastError.file is used in plugins/CorePluginsAdmin/templates/safemode.twig. NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "avoid reporting path disclosures, as we don't consider them as security vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-209

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12215?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Matomo Matomo.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-12215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pf8r-qgp9-4jg6.