Unauthorized Option Deletion Vulnerability in Pearl's Header Builder Plugin Could Lead to Denial of Service Attacks
CVE-2024-5468

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 June 2024

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.

Affected Version(s)

WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl * <= 1.3.7

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pearl-header-b...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
.