CVE-2020-8934

Site Kit by Google <= 1.7.1 - Sensitive Information Disclosure

2020-05-21 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.8.0
Affected Plugin: Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed
Affected Version: <= 1.7.1
CVSS: 4.3Medium
Weakness type: CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE: CVE-2020-8934

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At a glance

CVE-2020-8934 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in the Site Kit by Google WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.7.1. It carries a CVSS score of 4.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). The issue is fixed in version 1.8.0; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed May 2020, reported by Chloe Chamberland.

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user.

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Reaching this weakness in Site Kit by Google <= 1.7.1 takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Sensitive information exposure means data the application intended to keep internal is returned to a caller who should not be able to see it.

The disclosed data — credentials, tokens, customer records or internal paths — is usually worth more as material for a follow-up attack than as an end in itself. For Site Kit by Google the fix is 1.8.0: builds <= 1.7.1 are affected, anything from 1.8.0 onward is not.

Remediation

Update to version 1.8.0, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Site Kit by Google 1.8.0 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8934 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e358c32d-6d0b-421d-9746-aafa1252dcea https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8934

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CVSS Vector

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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