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CVE-2026-111631: Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-16 · updated 2026-10-16
• Weakness: CWE-862

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.

Affected products

• 10up Distributor: before 2.3.2 — fixed in 2.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 10up Distributor 2.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L231-L263
• https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L716-L734
• https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/71542b924fdd446a4183f32b928388d286ae5bb3
• https://github.com/10up/distributor/releases/tag/2.3.2
• https://github.com/10up/distributor/security/advisories/GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/distributor-before-2.3.2-missing-authorization-in-external-connection-ajax-actions

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