CVE-2026-111625: 10up Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization via dt_push AJAX Action
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by VulnCheck, published 2026-10-16).
Weakness: Missing Authorization
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity with no special attack requirements needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA has no evidence of exploitation. Automatable: no. Technical impact: partial.
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: EUVD-2026-103047, GHSA-wgfj-q3jr-6q45
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:DOGWOODDINGO
Exploit Observer links 3 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (3)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-111625.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-111625.rules
- Code repository: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ARPSyndicate/vedas-signatures/main/suricata/2026/CVE-2026-111625.rules
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (3)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2026-103047
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgfj-q3jr-6q45
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111625
2 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.002
low predicted chance of attack - VEDAS
- 0.986
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Detection rule
- Suricata
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| 10up Distributor | before 2.3.2 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 2.3.2.
Vendor guidance:
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-26j8-r2m4-768c) (vendor-advisory)
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/c80eaead0a686891045aed43e94fb38bdb9f218f (patch)
- Distributor 2.3.2 Release Notes (release-notes)
How to detect it
Suricata rules (network detection)
1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-111625 distributor - Unauthorized Ajax Push Action. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.
Show the rules
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-111625 distributor - Unauthorized Ajax Push Action"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.uri; content:"admin-ajax.php"; fast_pattern; http.request_body; content:"action=dt_push"; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-111625; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-111625&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=distributor&match=exact; sid:1084605; rev:1;)
CVE-2026-111625.rules on GitHub
References
Vendor advisories and patches
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-26j8-r2m4-768c) (vendor-advisory)
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/commit/c80eaead0a686891045aed43e94fb38bdb9f218f (patch)
- Distributor 2.3.2 Release Notes (release-notes)
Exploits and technical analysis
- https://github.com/10up/distributor/blob/2.3.1/includes/push-ui.php#L252-L357 (technical-description)
- VulnCheck Advisory: 10up Distributor before 2.3.2 Missing Authorization via dt_push AJAX Action (third-party-advisory)
Other databases
Where this comes from
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