# CVE-2020-8934: Site Kit by Google plugin for WordPress

> Authenticated attackers can obtain Google Search Console owner access due to missing capability checks in the Site Kit by Google WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-336c-xvxh-5c25

## What is CVE-2020-8934?

CVE-2020-8934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Site Kit By Google, published on 7 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-252 (Unchecked Return Value)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8934?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Site Kit.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8934 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Site Kit By Google, published on 7 Jul 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Site Kit By Google. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8934/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8934

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.