← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5086 · published 10 February 2020

CVE-2014-5086: Sphider injection vulnerability

Sphider · Sphider

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro, and Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5086 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Pro and Sphider Plus only, but don’t exist in Sphider.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 9.8% · top 4.6% CWE-74 · Injection
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5
9.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro, and Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5086 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Pro and Sphider Plus only, but don’t exist in Sphider.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Track CVE-2014-5086 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

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%9.8CVE-2014-5081Sphider improper authentication vulnerabilitysphider prior to 1.3.6, sphider-pro prior to 3.2, and sphider-plus prior to 3.2 allow authentication bypassEPSS 10%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-2014-5086), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.