CVE-2026-1981 (GCVE-0-2026-1981)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-06 23:22 – Updated: 2026-03-06 23:22
VLAI?
Title
Winston AI <= 0.0.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| winstonai | HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI |
Affected:
* , ≤ 0.0.3
(semver)
|
Credits
Abhirup Konwar
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Sightings
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|---|
Nomenclature
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