CVE-2026-5464
ExactMetrics <= 9.1.2 - Authenticated (Editor+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation/Activation via exactmetrics_connect_process
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
Description
The ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation and activation in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.2. This is due to the reports page exposing the 'onboarding_key' transient to any user with the 'exactmetrics_view_dashboard' capability. This key is the sole authorization gate for the '/wp-json/exactmetrics/v1/onboarding/connect-url' REST endpoint, which returns a one-time hash (OTH) token. This OTH token is then the only credential checked by the 'exactmetrics_connect_process' AJAX endpoint — which has no capability check, no nonce verification, and accepts an arbitrary plugin ZIP URL via the file parameter for installation and activation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above granted the report viewing permission, to install and activate arbitrary plugins from attacker-controlled URLs, leading to Remote Code Execution.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Wordfence
- 20 days later
· 20 days later
Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordfenceCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.69% · top 47% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
References (5)
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/09127277-9e71-484d-b674-52af693c995b?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.1.1/includes/connect.php#L27 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.1.1/includes/connect.php#L219 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.1.1/includes/admin/class-exactmetrics-onboarding.php#L109 (opens in a new tab)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-analytics-dashboard-for-wp/tags/9.1.1/includes/admin/admin-assets.php#L932 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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