# CVE-2026-5294: Missing authorization in GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content

> Unauthenticated attackers can install arbitrary plugins via an unprotected AJAX action, leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using GeekyBot.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 May 2026
- **Updated:** 6 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g79m-g3fv-4rq9

## What is CVE-2026-5294?

CVE-2026-5294 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ahmadgb GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content, published on 5 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5294?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-5294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-5294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-5294 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ahmadgb GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content, published on 5 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ahmadgb GeekyBot — AI Copilot, Chatbot, WooCommerce Lead Gen & Zero-Prompt Content. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5294/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5294

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5294/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.