CVE-2026-111631

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.

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