CVE-2026-111631 Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions
Contributor-level users can exploit missing authorization to leak stored connection credentials or create unauthorized external connections in the Distributor plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111631?
CVE-2026-111631 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in 10up Distributor, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111631?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111631?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111631 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-111631 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-111631 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw, GHSA-xxvq-6crw-36jx.