Auth bypass in Smub Exactmetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard For Wordpress (Website Stats Plugin)
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. This is due to missing capability checks in the get_ads_access_token() and reset…
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.000 (15.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a4359e4-5843-4d2c-b288-5c35f…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/incl…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-5488?
- CVE-2026-5488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smub Exactmetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard For Wordpress (Website Stats Plugin), classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-5488?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.