# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f557-c6mq-9h68

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2024-5468 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-5468 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5468 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: stylemix Pearl – Header Builder. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5468/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5468/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5468
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5468
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-5468

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5468/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.