CVE-2026-1981 Winston AI <= 0.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can delete Winston AI plugin settings due to missing capability checks, requiring an upgrade to fix.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1981?
CVE-2026-1981 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in winstonai HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI, published on 6 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1981?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-1981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fjwr-wg9v-64cv.