# CVE-2026-115252: Confection 0.4.0 - 0.4.7 - Unauthenticated RCE via Write Key Option

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-09. Updated: 2026-11-09.

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

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Unknown / Confection WordPress Cable: ≥ 0.4.0; ≤ 0.4.7 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: WPScan

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 10 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: WPScan

- CVSS 3.1: 10 (critical); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: contact@wpscan.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-94, CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

- exploit: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aebe20c3-bc02-4082-bda8-bbaa01550925/ (CNA: WPScan)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aebe20c3-bc02-4082-bda8-bbaa01550925/ (CNA: WPScan; exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description)

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aebe20c3-bc02-4082-bda8-bbaa01550925/ (contact@wpscan.com)

## Provenance

- CNA: WPScan: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115252; retrieved 2026-11-09; source updated 2026-11-09

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115252; retrieved 2026-11-09; source updated 2026-11-09

Revision: 71a638734929b0c524b8cc0b345545c4476376a00d5eb990c692d3ea23cfc8c2

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-115252

## Agent and API access

Public CVE pages, Markdown, and JSON are free to read without an account or API key.

- Public catalog: https://y2.dev/cve/index.json. Follow nextCursor with the same search, filters, sort, and limit (1–100). A null cursor marks the end.

- WebMCP: search_cve_disclosures, get_cve_disclosure, get_cve_page_markdown, get_y2_cve_access. Available in compatible browsers.

- Cyber API: https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves and https://api.y2.dev/api/v2/cyber/cves/{cveId}.

- Y2 Pro or Elite: create a workspace API key with the intel:cyber scope and send Authorization: Bearer <Y2_API_KEY>. Setup: https://y2.dev/docs/api/create-key.

- x402: Pay per request without an account or API key. Omit Authorization, read the HTTP 402 PAYMENT-REQUIRED challenge, validate its current requirements, and retry with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE through an authorized payment client. These browser tools never make payments. Guide: https://y2.dev/docs/api/x402.

- OpenAPI: https://y2.dev/api/openapi.yaml. Agent access metadata: https://y2.dev/cve/agent.json.

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