CVE-2025-31825: WordPress Category Icon plugin <= 1.0.0 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability

4.9 CVSS

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through 1.0.0.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-31825

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.9

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

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

Vendor: pixelgrade

Product: Category Icon

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 16.3% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-20 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31825
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/category-icon/vulnerability/wordpress-category-icon-plugin-1-0-0-arbitrary-file-download-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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