Privilege escalation in Smub Exactmetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard For Wordpress (Website Stats Plugin)
CVE-2026-1993
The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management in versions 7.1.0 through 9.0.2. This is due to the `update_settings()` function accepting arbitrary plugin setting names wit…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.001 (19.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c1ce474-ecce-4d21-b174-cb54a…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/7.15…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473805/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473805/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-1993?
- CVE-2026-1993 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smub Exactmetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard For Wordpress (Website Stats Plugin), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-03-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1993?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.