CVE-2026-5294GeekyBot <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation via 'geekybot_frontendajax' AJAX Action
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It affects ahmadgb GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.
The Geeky Bot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This is due to a nopriv AJAX route allowing attacker-controlled model/function dispatch and reaching a plugin installer helper that downloads and unzips attacker-supplied ZIP files into wp-content/plugins/. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform arbitrary plugin installation and achieve remote code execution.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-862
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Wordfence
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
ahmadgb GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content ahmadgb:geekybot_ai_copilot_chatbot_woocommerce_lead_gen_and_zero_prompt_content (from the name) | through 1.2.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a1817c58-e807-4ef2-a382-28ca2fd5239e?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3497169/geeky-bot
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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