Is CVE-2020-8934 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8934 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8934?

CVE-2020-8934 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8934?

CVE-2020-8934 has an EPSS score of 0.21% (11th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8934?

Upgrade site kit to 1.8.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8934

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-252

How to fix

Remediation Available

site kitNVD

Affected:< 1.8.1Fixed in:1.8.1CVE-2020-8934derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.21%probability of exploitation in 30 days

11thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 11% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

wordfence.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2005-4360	High	7.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2007-3798	Critical	9.8	70%	-	Fix
CVE-2010-0211	Critical	9.8	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-23626	High	8.5	9.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-10902	High	7.5	4.7%	-	-
CVE-2018-20216	High	7.5	3.9%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.