{"id":"CVE-2026-111631","title":"Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions","summary":"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 wi…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-862"],"vendor":"10up","product":"Distributor","affected":["Distributor < 2.3.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-16T19:33:59.760599Z"},"published":"2026-10-16","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T21:19:10.473Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111631","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/10up/distributor/security/advisories/GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw)"},{"url":"https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L231-L263"},{"url":"https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/external-connection-cpt.php#L716-L734"},{"url":"https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/71542b924fdd446a4183f32b928388d286ae5bb3"},{"url":"https://github.com/10up/distributor/releases/tag/2.3.2","label":"Distributor 2.3.2 Release Notes"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/distributor-before-2.3.2-missing-authorization-in-external-connection-ajax-actions","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T18:43:08.687Z","epss":0.00235,"epssPercentile":0.13352,"slug":"CVE-2026-111631","body":"## Overview\n\nDistributor 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Distributor < 2.3.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}