---
id: CVE-2026-5488
title: >-
  The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to and
  including 9.1.2
summary: >-
  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 res…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2026-04-24'
updated: '2026-08-14'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5488'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3/includes/admin/admin-assets.php#L196
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3/includes/ppc/google/class-exactmetrics-google-ads.php#L167
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.0.3/includes/ppc/google/class-exactmetrics-google-ads.php#L243
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/includes/admin/admin-assets.php#L196
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/includes/ppc/google/class-exactmetrics-google-ads.php#L167
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/includes/ppc/google/class-exactmetrics-google-ads.php#L243
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3513041%40google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp&new=3513041%40google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: 'https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-5488'
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6a4359e4-5843-4d2c-b288-5c35f819241a?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00297
epssPercentile: 0.22645
ingestedAt: '2026-08-14T19:20:03.599Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.