Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization in External Connection AJAX Actions

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-111631",
  "method": "structured",
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    "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 with a chosen endpointId and url to send stored connection credentials to attacker-controlled servers, or abuse dt_begin_authorization to create connections.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-111631",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:50.810682677Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/10up/distributor/releases/tag/2.3.2",
        "https://github.com/10up/distributor/security/advisories/GHSA-pxgv-j98h-3xhw",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/111xxx/CVE-2026-111631.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111631",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/distributor-before-2.3.2-missing-authorization-in-external-connection-ajax-actions",
        "https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/71542b924fdd446a4183f32b928388d286ae5bb3",
        "https://github.com/10up/distributor",
        "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"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 519493,
  "published_at": "2026-10-16T17:39:04.861+00:00"
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