CVE-2026-5488 Missing authorization in ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin)
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve Google Ads access tokens and reset integration settings due to missing capability checks in AJAX handlers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-5488?
CVE-2026-5488 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in smub ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin), published on 24 Apr 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5488?
How do I fix CVE-2026-5488?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5488 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-5488 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5488 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-36m8-qf73-626j.