#VU27910 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Site Kit by Google

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#VU27910 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Site Kit by Google

Published: May 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU27910
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Site Kit by Google
Software vendor:
google on WordPress.org

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.

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