10up Distributor missing authorization lets contributors publish elsewhere
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
10up Distributor before 2.3.2 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in ajax_push() that lets Contributor-level users on a multisite network publish posts on other network sites. An attacker with Contributor access can use the dt-push nonce with a chosen connection id and postStatus to create draft or published posts on sites they cannot access.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
10up Distributor before 2.3.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ajax_push() that allows Contributor-level multisite users to publish posts on other network sites. Attackers can use the dt-push nonce with a chosen connection id and postStatus to create draft or published posts on sites they cannot access.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update 10up Distributor to version 2.3.2 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Distributor (10up) Fixed in 2.3.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
10up Distributor 2.3.2
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-75417 Missing authorization in Distributor external connection AJAX actionsPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-75414 PHP object injection in 10up Distributor via set_meta()Priority LOW 12
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111625
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-wgfj-q3jr-6q45
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More 10up vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-01483 Restricted Site Access < 7.3.2 - Access Bypass via IP Spoofing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-07768 Safe SVG < 2.2.6 - Author+ SVG Sanitisation Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2019-13589 A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13588 A Denial Of Service vulnerability exists in the safe-svg (aka Safe SVG) plugin through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-28787 WordPress Simple Local Avatars plugin <= 2.7.10 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-16050 WordPress Simple Page Ordering plugin <= 2.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-111625 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111625 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wgfj-q3jr-6q45 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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