CVE-2026-115252

Confection 0.4.0 - 0.4.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via Write Key Option

Published Nov 9, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Confection WordPress Cable WordPress plugin from 0.4.0 to 0.4.7 does not perform any capability or nonce checks before saving its settings and writing one of them, unmodified, into a standalone PHP file that it then serves, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions confection
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions confection
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-94
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Description The Confection WordPress Cable WordPress plugin from 0.4.0 to 0.4.7 does not perform any capability or nonce checks before saving its settings and writing one of them, unmodified, into a standalone PHP file that it then serves, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.
Title Confection 0.4.0 - 0.4.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via Write Key Option
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 1:51 PM
Reserved
Oct 22, 2026, 8:37 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 9, 2026, 11:17 AM
Modified
Nov 10, 2026, 4:28 PM