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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.1

CVE-2025-31039 json

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

published 2025-06-09 17 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-17490

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits
0
none known

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.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
16 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • pixelgrade Category Icon

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.