CVE-2025-31825 WordPress Category Icon plugin <= 1.0.1 - Arbitrary File Download vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Category Icon plugin to download arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-31825?
CVE-2025-31825 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon, published on 3 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31825?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31825?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31825 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-31825 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31825 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f53v-h6c6-f654.