Site Kit by Google <= 1.7.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE CVE-2020-8934
CVSS Medium (4.3)
Publicly Published May 21, 2020
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Chloe Chamberland
Description

The Site Kit by Google plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure in versions up to, and including, 1.7.1. This is due to the lack of capability checks on the admin_enqueue_scripts action which displays the connection key. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with any level of access obtaining owner access to a site in the Google Search Console.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug google-site-kit (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.7.1
Patched Version
  • 1.8.0
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