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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5488

The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and including 9.1.2.

Published Apr 24, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 14, 2026 · The ExactMetrics – Google

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5488. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of The ExactMetrics – Google is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (The ExactMetrics – Google).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.52%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated named in the record

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • stated named in the record<= 9.1.2

How to fix CVE-2026-5488

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5488. EPSS is 0.52%. Act only if a listed version of The ExactMetrics – Google is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 9.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.52%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 24, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 simil

  2. Aug 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 simil

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5488

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5488

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5488

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.