Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Site Kit by Google - #VU27910
Published: May 14, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27910
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: google on WordPress.org
Affected software:
Site Kit by Google
Site Kit by Google
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the lack of capability checks on the "admin_enqueue_scripts" action. A remote authenticated attacker can become a Google Search Console owner for any site running the affected plugin.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.