CVE-2026-1981

Winston AI <= 0.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion

4.3 Medium

The HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the winston_disconnect() function in all versions up to, and including, 0.0.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to reset the plugin's API connection settings via the 'winston_disconnect' AJAX action.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Up 0.3 points since Mar 7, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.3

Winston AI <= 0.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion

Record: CVE-2026-1981
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-10090 4.3

Record: EUVD-2026-10090
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fjwr-wg9v-64cv 4.3

The HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI plugin for WordPress is...

Record: GHSA-fjwr-wg9v-64cv
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.3

Record: CVE-2026-1981
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

winstonai humn-1 ai website scanner & human certification by winston ai

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-1981 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Winstonai Humn-1 Ai Website Scanner & Human Certification By Winston Ai, published March 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.