CVE-2024-5468Network attack vector

Unauthenticated site option deletion via unchecked request

Published Jun 12, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Missing authorization in Pearl – Header Builder 1.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete site options via crafted requests. The stm_hb_delete() function accepts an attacker-chosen option name and deletes it without validation or a capability check. No authentication is required, and deletion of essential options can interrupt the affected WordPress site.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in Pearl – Header Builder 1.3.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to delete site options via crafted requests. The stm_hb_delete() function accepts an attacker-chosen option name and deletes it without validation or a capability check. No authentication is required, and deletion of essential options can interrupt the affected WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5468
Published
Jun 12, 2024
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
StylemixThemes
Product
Pearl – Header Builder
Classifications
CWE-862, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.3.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

StylemixThemes · Pearl – Header Builderversion=0 <=1.3.7

Published CVSS scores

6.5WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1485Data Destruction

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