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Publication date: 2025-11-11

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: Wordfence

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-11

Last Modified

2025-11-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-11

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-11988

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wordpress	crypto_plugin	2.22

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-862	The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Crypto plugin for WordPress up to version 2.22. It allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate data by exploiting an unauthenticated AJAX action that permits deletion of specific JSON files in the wp-content/uploads/yak/ directory. The attack uses a publicly-available nonce check to call a method that deletes files matching *_pending.json, leading to data loss and disruption of plugin workflows.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can cause data loss and denial of service for workflows that depend on the affected JSON files within the plugin. This means that critical plugin functions relying on these files may fail or be disrupted, potentially impacting website functionality and user experience.

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