CVE-2025-11988

Crypto Tool <= 2.22 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Limited File Deletion

mediumMissing Authorization
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
Unpatched
Patched in
N/A
Time to patch

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=2.22
PublishedNovember 10, 2025
Last updatedNovember 11, 2025
Affected plugincrypto

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