Missing authorization in chriscct7 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability checks on the get_ads_access_token() and reset_experience() functions in all versions up to, and including, 10.1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve live Google OAuth access tokens and reset Plugins's Google Ads integration.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chriscct7 | MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) | up to 10.1.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) Vendorchriscct7 Affected up to 10.1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5371
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx44-v3qh-c2jf
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5d380b66-675e-451d-a7e3-4efe1fbd08b2?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-for-wordpress/tags/10.0.3/includes/admin/admin-assets.php#L205
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-for-wordpress/tags/10.0.3/includes/ppc/google/class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php#L167
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-for-wordpress/tags/10.0.3/includes/ppc/google/class-monsterinsights-google-ads.php#L243
Sources
- CVE-2026-5371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-5371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx44-v3qh-c2jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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