CVE-2024-51802 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-51802: WordPress Bread & Butter plugin <= 7.4.857 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Bread & Butter
Product Bread & Butter
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 19, 2024
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bread & Butter Bread & Butter bread-butter allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Bread & Butter: from n/a through <= 7.4.857.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bread & Butter versions 7.4.857 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a page containing the attacker's payload. Impact is limited to low-severity data exposure and site defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers to steal session data or deface page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can inject scripts affecting other visitors; requires immediate patching to prevent account compromise.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs a low-privilege account; victim must visit a page with the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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