Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Confection WordPress Plugin
CVE-2026-115252
10CRITICAL
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 9 November 2026
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2026-115252?
The Confection WordPress plugin, versions 0.4.0 to 0.4.7, presents a serious security risk by failing to conduct adequate capability or nonce checks before saving its settings. This flaw allows unauthenticated users to write an unmodified setting into a standalone PHP file, which subsequently gets served. Consequently, an attacker can execute arbitrary PHP code on the server, severely compromising the website's security.
Affected Version(s)
Confection WordPress Cable 0.4.0 <= 0.4.7
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
10
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Naoki Kawahigashi
WPScan