Unknown Confection WordPress Cable: critical vulnerability

Unknown Confection WordPress Cable

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.

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Check the vendor's advisory for a fix and restrict access to the plugin's settings meanwhile.

Who should check: teams running WordPress

Still cooking for Confection WordPress Cable.

First seen: 11 Nov 2026
Last update: 11 Nov 2026, 14:17 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2026-115252
CVSS: 10.0
Source: news
On the menu as: WordPress

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## Unknown Confection WordPress Cable: critical vulnerability
Severity: critical. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: Unknown Confection WordPress Cable
Ids: CVE-2026-115252

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.

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Unknown Confection WordPress Cable. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. Confection WordPress Cable 0.4.x: the CVE record names no fix; check the vendor advisory before assuming there is none. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Fix by release line
| Line | State | Fix | Until then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confection WordPress Cable 0.4.x | not named in the CVE record | check the vendor advisory: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aebe20c3-bc02-4082-bda8-bbaa01550925/ | restrict network access to it |

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2026-115252") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115252 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/aebe20c3-bc02-4082-bda8-bbaa01550925/
https://pwned.coffee/i/the-confection-wordpress-cable-wordpress-plugin-from-0-4-cve-2026-115252

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Fix by release line: Product Affected Fixed in Source
Confection WordPress Cable <= 0.4.7 fix not named in the CVE record: see vendor advisory CVE record (CNA) checked 13 Nov
The CVE record names no fix for one line; the vendor’s advisory may: wpscan.com
Score: CVSS 10.0 (critical). CVSS 3.1 10 (CNA WPScan) for CVE-2026-115252
Last checked: 13 Nov 2026, 16:26 UTC

Product	Affected	Fixed in	Source
Confection WordPress Cable	<= 0.4.7	fix not named in the CVE record: see vendor advisory	CVE record (CNA) checked 13 Nov

Sources: KEV – CVE record ✓ Vendor ✓

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