WordPress FPW Category Thumbnails Plugin <= 1.9.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Frank P. Walentynowicz FPW Category Thumbnails fpw-category-thumbnails allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects FPW Category Thumbnails: from n/a through <= 1.9.5.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank P. Walentynowicz | FPW Category Thumbnails | up to 1.9.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FPW Category Thumbnails VendorFrank P. Walentynowicz Affected up to 1.9.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31841
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w689-5mxw-fp2q
Sources
- CVE-2025-31841 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31841 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w689-5mxw-fp2q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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