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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5081 · published 10 January 2020

CVE-2014-5081: Sphider improper authentication vulnerability

Sphider · Sphider

sphider prior to 1.3.6, sphider-pro prior to 3.2, and sphider-plus prior to 3.2 allow authentication bypass

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 10% · top 4.4% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
10%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

sphider prior to 1.3.6, sphider-pro prior to 3.2, and sphider-plus prior to 3.2 allow authentication bypass

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34238 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34238 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

9.8CVE-2014-5087Sphider improper input validation vulnerabilityA vulnerability exists in Sphider Search Engine prior to 1.3.6 due to exec calls in admin/spiderfuncs.php, which could let a remote malicious user ex…EPSS 7.2%8.8CVE-2014-5086Sphider injection vulnerabilityA Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro, and Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let…EPSS 9.8%8.8CVE-2014-5085Sphider-plus injection vulnerabilityA Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicio…EPSS 5.8%8.8CVE-2014-5083Sphider injection vulnerabilityA Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote mal…EPSS 5.8%8.8CVE-2014-5084Sphiderpro sphider pro injection vulnerabilityA Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite, which could let a remote malicious user execu…EPSS 7.7%7.5CVE-2014-5192Sphider sql injection vulnerabilitySQL injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter parameter.EPSS 1.2%7.5CVE-2014-5082Sphider sql injection vulnerabilityMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 and earlier, Sphider Pro, and Sphider-plus allow remote attackers to execu…EPSS 2.1%7.5CVE-2007-2411Sphider vulnerabilityPHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Sphider 1.2.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the include_…EPSS 2.7%

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5081), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.