ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for: Code execution
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for is affected by code execution. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.
- Component
- ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for
- Plugin slug
google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
This CVE was published Mar 11, 2026 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions 8.6.0 through 9.0.2. This is due to the `store_settings()` method in the `ExactMetrics_Onboarding` class accepting a user-supplied `triggered_by` parameter that is used instead of the current user's ID to check permissions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the `exactmetrics_save_settings` capability to bypass the `install_plugins` capability check by specifying an administrator's user ID in the `triggered_by` parameter, allowing them to install arbitrary plugins and achieve Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability only affects sites on which administrator has given other user types the permission to view reports and can only be exploited by users of that type.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H