CVE-2025-11988 Crypto Tool <= 2.22 - Missing Authentication to Unauthenticated Limited File Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete specific JSON files in the Crypto Tool WordPress plugin, causing data loss and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11988?
CVE-2025-11988 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in odude Crypto Tool, published on 11 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11988?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-267r-xvf4-x7x2.