CVE-2024-51779
WordPress Don't Break The Code plugin <= .3.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jason Coleman Don't Break The Code dont-break-the-code allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Don't Break The Code: from n/a through <= .3.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Don't Break The Code plugin <= .3.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jason Coleman Don't Break The Code dont-break-the-code allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Don't Break The Code: from n/a through <= .3.1.
- Record
CVE-2024-51779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-45538
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jason Coleman Don't Break The Code dont-break-the-code allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Don't Break The Code: from n/a through <= .3.1.
- Record
EUVD-2024-45538- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xcg-f7r6-v47x
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Stranger Studios (WordCamp Philly) Don't Break The Code allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Don't Break The Code: from n/a through .3.1.
- Record
GHSA-9xcg-f7r6-v47x- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jason Coleman Don't Break The Code dont-break-the-code allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Don't Break The Code: from n/a through <= .3.1.
- Record
CVE-2024-51779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-51779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Jason Coleman Don't Break The Code, published November 9, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/dont-break-the-code/vulnerability/wordpress-don-t-break-the-code-plugin-3-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-51779
patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/dont-break-the-code/wordpress-don-t-break-the-code-plugin-3-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xcg-f7r6-v47x