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high 7.5

CVE-2015-7816 json

The DisplayTopKeywords function in plugins/Referrers/Controller.php in Piwik before 2.15.0 allows remote attackers to conduct PHP object in…

published 10y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-7714

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The DisplayTopKeywords function in plugins/Referrers/Controller.php in Piwik before 2.15.0 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.

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Exploit prediction

3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • karmainsecurity.com http://karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2015-10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Nov/15 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134220/Piwik-2.14.3-PHP-Object-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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