Is CVE-2025-31039 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-31039 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-31039?

CVE-2025-31039 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-31039?

CVE-2025-31039 has an EPSS score of 0.45% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-31039

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

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

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.