CVE-2025-31786 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31786: WordPress Simple Icons plugin <= 2.8.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Travis
Product Simple Icons
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Travis Simple Icons simple-icons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple Icons: from n/a through <= 2.8.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Icons versions 2.8.4 and earlier lack proper access controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. No integrity or availability impact is present. Update to a version newer than 2.8.4.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the application without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive information may be exposed to unauthenticated visitors if Simple Icons is deployed in a web context.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the affected application; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated