Site Kit by Google plugin for WordPress

published 2023-07-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-29765

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Site Kit by Google plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Disclosure in versions up to, and including, 1.8.0 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. We recommend upgrading to V1.8.1 or above.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

google site_kit 1.8.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-09-26)

Exploit prediction

0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Google Site Kit By Google

Classification

Weakness

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/google-site-kit/site-kit-by-google-171-sensitive-information-d
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-8934
NVD CVE-2020-8934

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Summary