ExactMetrics 8.6.0 — 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
CVE-2026-1992Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: 8.0.0 – 9.0.2Update to 9.0.3 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp
- Affected8.0.0 – 9.0.2
- Patched in9.0.3
Update to 9.0.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run 8.0.0 – 9.0.2. Version 9.0.3 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin).
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 9.0.3, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Ali Sünbül.
The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in versions 8.6.0 through 9.0.2. This is due to the `store_settings()` method in the `ExactMetrics_Onboarding` class accepting a user-supplied `triggered_by` parameter that is used instead of the current user's ID to check permissions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the `exactmetrics_save_settings` capability to bypass the `install_plugins` capability check by specifying an administrator's user ID in the `triggered_by` parameter, allowing them to install arbitrary plugins and achieve Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability only affects sites on which administrator has given other user types the permission to view reports and can only be exploited by users of that type.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 7| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Google Ads Access Token Retrieval via AJAX Action 'exactmetrics_ads_get_token' ≤9.1.2Update to 9.1.3 | CVE-2026-5488 | |
| High7.2 | Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via exactmetrics_connect_process ≤9.1.2Update to 9.1.3 | CVE-2026-5464 | |
| High8.8 | 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Improper Privilege Management to Role Privilege Escalation via Settings Update 7.1.0 – 9.0.2Update to 9.0.3 | CVE-2026-1993 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤8.1.0Update to 8.2.0 | CVE-2025-24750 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤7.14.1Update to 7.14.2 | CVE-2023-23880 |
- Medium5.3Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Google Ads Access Token Retrieval via AJAX Action 'exactmetrics_ads_get_token'
≤9.1.2Update to 9.1.3
- High7.2Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via exactmetrics_connect_process
≤9.1.2Update to 9.1.3
- High8.89.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Improper Privilege Management to Role Privilege Escalation via Settings Update
7.1.0 – 9.0.2Update to 9.0.3
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤8.1.0Update to 8.2.0
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤7.14.1Update to 7.14.2
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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