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CVE-2025-31039 (GCVE-0-2025-31039)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-09 15:56 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:12

Title

WordPress Category Icon plugin <= 1.0.3 - XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

Summary

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows XML Entity Linking.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-06-10 13:46 UTC

CWE

CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Assigner

Patchstack mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/…	vdb-entry

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
pixelgrade	Category Icon	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.3 (custom)	guessed

Date Public

2026-04-01 16:37

Credits

mcdruid | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

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FKIE_CVE-2025-31039

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-06-09 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:09

Severity

9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows XML Entity Linking.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.

References

	URL	Tags
	audit@patchstack.com	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/category-icon/vulnerability/wordpress-category-icon-plugin-1-0-2-xml-external-entity-xxe-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-HG4J-XGV6-PCR2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-09 18:32 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35

Details

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon allows XML Entity Linking. This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through 1.0.2.

Severity

9.1 (Critical)


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

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