WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-5488 Deferred

ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin): A security weakness

ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation. The published affected range is <= 9.1.2.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
Plugin slug
google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp
Affected
<= 9.1.2
Safe version
> 9.1.2
Published
Apr 24, 2026
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Apr 24, 2026 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) to a release after 9.1.2, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

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.

Source record

Technical description

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2. This is due to missing capability checks in the get_ads_access_token() and reset_experience() AJAX handlers. While the mi-admin-nonce is localized on all admin pages (including profile.php which subscribers can access), and while other similar AJAX endpoints in the same class properly check for the exactmetrics_save_settings capability, these two endpoints only verify the nonce. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve valid Google Ads access tokens and reset Google Ads integration settings.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources