Simple Matomo Tracking Code
Simple Matomo Tracking Code has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 4.4, and the most serious one scores 4.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Simple Matomo Tracking Code has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
All of these findings were reported by Que Thanh Tuan - Blue Rock. Simple Matomo Tracking Code is installed on roughly 1,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
CVE-2025-58630Simple Matomo Tracking Code <= 1.1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Simple Matomo Tracking Code
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This is a unofficial, basic WordPress plugin for the Matomo web analytics software platform. It adds the Matomo javascript code into every page of your website, so you don’t have to code PHP to add it to your templates. It is based quite heavily on the (no more supported) Piwik Analytics WordPress plugin which itself is based on the (no more available) Google Analytics wordpress plugin by Joost de Valk. The following options are supported: matomo hostname matomo path site ID option to control download tracking option to exclude the admin user (probably you) Please note, this plugin requires a self-contained Matomo installation somewhere under your control. It does not include Matomo itself. See also The Matomo Website.
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