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CVE-2024-5468: stylemix pearl – header builder Missing Authorization

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 12-06-2024Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5468 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Missing Authorization vulnerability in stylemix pearl – header builder. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.4% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.3.8.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Stylemix1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • pearl-header-builder≤ 1.3.7 (fixed in 1.3.8)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links