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GHSA-G79M-G3FV-4RQ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-05 06:31 – Updated: 2026-05-05 06:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-5294 (GCVE-0-2026-5294)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-05 03:37 – Updated: 2026-05-06 12:31

Title

GeekyBot <= 1.2.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Installation via 'geekybot_frontendajax' AJAX Action

Summary

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Assigner

Wordfence

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3497…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
ahmadgb	GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.2 (semver)

Credits

Di Nhau

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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-G79M-G3FV-4RQ9

CVE-2026-5294 (GCVE-0-2026-5294)

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