CVE-2024-5468 Missing authorization in Pearl – Header Builder
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary site options in the Pearl Header Builder plugin, potentially causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-5468?
CVE-2024-5468 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stylemix Pearl – Header Builder, published on 12 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5468?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-5468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f557-c6mq-9h68.