ExactMetrics 7.1.0 — 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Improper Privilege Management to Role Privilege Escalation via Settings Update
CVE-2026-1993Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: 7.1.0 – 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
- Weakness
- CWE-269 Privilege Escalation
- 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
- Affected7.1.0 – 9.0.2
- Patched in9.0.3
Update to 9.0.3 or newer.
You are affected if you run 7.1.0 – 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 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 without a whitelist of allowed settings. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with the `exactmetrics_save_settings` capability to modify any plugin setting, including the `save_settings` option that controls which user roles have access to plugin functionality. The admin intended to delegate configuration access to a trusted user, not enable that user to delegate access to everyone. By setting `save_settings` to include `subscriber`, an attacker can grant plugin administrative access to all subscribers on the site.
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) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation 8.0.0 – 9.0.2Update to 9.0.3 | CVE-2026-1992 | |
| 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) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
8.0.0 – 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
Same weakness (Privilege Escalation)
All Privilege Escalation| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header | CVE-2026-120688 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission | CVE-2026-125055 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter | CVE-2026-121518 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment User-Agent Header
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- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via File Upload via Public Form Submission
Chatterbug Forms – Fast, Flexible WordPress Form Builder
≤1.0.2Update to 1.1
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
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- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'search' Parameter
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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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- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
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- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.