CVE-2026-111631
Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 16, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2026
Description
Distributor before 2.3.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows Contributor-level users to invoke external connection AJAX actions intended for manage_options users. Attackers can call dt_verify_external_connection with a chosen endpointId and url to send stored connection credentials to attacker-controlled servers, or abuse dt_begin_authorization to create connections.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Distributor10up |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw)vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L231-L263technical-description
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L716-L734technical-description
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/71542b924fdd446a4183f32b928388d286ae5bb3patch
- Distributor 2.3.2 Release Notesrelease-notes
- VulnCheck Advisory: Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actionsthird-party-advisory
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