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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.3NVD modified 2026-10-16 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 6
- 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