WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl: A security weakness
WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl
- Plugin slug
pearl-header-builder- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 12, 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jun 12, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WordPress Header Builder Plugin – Pearl to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical 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.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L