Vulnerability · Published May 12, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-5371MonsterInsights <= 10.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure And Plugin Integration Reset
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) from chriscct7. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| chriscct7 | MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) | 0 – through 10.1.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- 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