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8 known security issues reported for the Category Icon WordPress plugin. Most recent disclosed Dec 25, 2025.
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Scan your site freeThe Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 1.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that wi...
[en] Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in pixelgrade Category Icon category-icon allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Category Icon: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.
[en] 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.
The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to XML External Entity Injection (XXE) in versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This may make it possible for allow authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to extract sensitive data or achieve code execution in vulnerable configurations.
The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
[en] 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.
[en] The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrar...
The Category Icon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG File uploads in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web...
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