Plugins · google-site-kit · data as of 2026-11-01
Is Site Kit by Google safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 1.190.0
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19
- Active installs
- 5+ million
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 7.4+
Site Kit is a one-stop solution for WordPress users to use everything Google has to offer to make them successful on the web. — by Google
What to do
- Update to the latest version (1.190.0). Anything older than 1.187.0 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get google-site-kit --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update google-site-kit updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 4.3 CVE-2026-62139 · published 2026-09-11
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Site Kit by Google (1.186.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.186.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.187.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Site Kit by Google <= 1.186.0 versions.
low 2.7 CVE-2026-10753 · published 2026-06-24
Security issue in Site Kit by Google (older than 1.176.0)
- Affected
- older than 1.176.0
- Fixed in
- 1.176.0
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs an admin-level account
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by CISA ADP
Details from the advisory
The Site Kit by Google WordPress plugin before 1.176.0 does not properly restrict a REST API write endpoint to administrators, allowing lower-privileged users who have been granted dashboard sharing access (such as Editors) to modify a site-wide Site Kit by Google WordPress plugin before 1.176.0 setting that should only be modifiable by administrators.
medium 4.3 CVE-2020-8934 · published 2023-07-07
Information disclosure in Site Kit by Google (1.8.0 and older)
- Affected
- 1.8.0 and older
- Fixed in
- 1.8.1 *
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD
Details from the advisory
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.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-19 — latest release on wordpress.org (1.190.0).
- 2026-09-11 — Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) disclosed (CVE-2026-62139), fixed in 1.187.0.
- 2026-06-24 — Security issue disclosed (CVE-2026-10753), fixed in 1.176.0.
- 2023-07-07 — Information disclosure disclosed (CVE-2020-8934), fixed in 1.8.1.
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Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/google-site-kit (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-01.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-01. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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