CVE-2024-5468 json
WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl <= 1.3.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Site Options Deletion
published 2024-06-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46682
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized site option deletion due to a missing validation and capability checks on the stm_hb_delete() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary options that can be used to perform a denial of service attack on a site.
Patch / fix
- stylemixthemes pearl_header_builder 1.3.8
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
Affected products
- stylemix Pearl – Header Builder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5468
- NVD CVE-2024-5468
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