CVE-2025-11988 json
Crypto Tool <= 2.22 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Limited File Deletion
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-60969
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 30%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Crypto plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized manipulation of data in all versions up to, and including, 2.22. This is due to the plugin registering an unauthenticated AJAX action (wp_ajax_nopriv_crypto_connect_ajax_process) that allows calling the crypto_delete_json method with only a publicly-available nonce check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete specific JSON files matching the pattern *_pending.json within the wp-content/uploads/yak/ directory, causing data loss and denial of service for plugin workflows that rely on these artifacts.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- odude Crypto Tool
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3281d6eb-9f14-43d4-a4d4-532993039e53?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/crypto/tags/2.22/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L9
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/crypto/tags/2.22/includes/class-crypto_connect_ajax_register.php#L137
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-11988
- NVD CVE-2025-11988
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.