ExactMetrics 8.6.0 - 9.0.2 - Authenticated (Custom) Insecure Direct Object Reference to Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| smub | ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) | 8.0.0 – 9.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) Vendorsmub Affected 8.0.0 – 9.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1992
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5p4-g7m4-mhv3
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/79b6b896-df66-4c3d-a4d4-d3dbeb630134?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/includes/admin/class-exactmetrics-onboarding.php#L273
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3473805/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/trunk/includes/admin/class-exactmetrics-onboarding.php?old=3309894&old_path=google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Fadmin%2Fclass-exactmetrics-onboarding.php
More smub vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07755 WPCode <= 2.3.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via CPT Capability Bypass via XML-RPC wp.newPost CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-83530 Remote code execution in NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-78567 PHP object injection in Duplicator and Duplicator Pro plugins CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01160 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 4.0.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Local File Inclusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-12465 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery <= 3.59.12 - Authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-01650 Improper privilege management in smub ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-1992 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1992 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q5p4-g7m4-mhv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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