Missing authorization in StylemixThemes Pearl – Header Builder
Priority LOW 35CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0037 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StylemixThemes | Pearl – Header Builder | up to 1.3.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pearl – Header Builder VendorStylemixThemes Affected up to 1.3.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5468
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f557-c6mq-9h68
References
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- TI-2024-24620 WordPress Consulting Elementor Widgets plugin <= 1.3.0 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-02655 BookIt <= 2.3.7 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-05535 MasterStudy LMS < 3.3.24 - Privilege Escalation to Instructor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-24618 WordPress Consulting Elementor Widgets plugin <= 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-5468 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5468 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f557-c6mq-9h68 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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