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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-5194 · published 7 August 2014

CVE-2014-5194: Sphider code injection vulnerability

Sphider · Sphider

Static code injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary PHP code into settings/conf.php via the _word_upper_bound parameter.

6.5 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 4.2% · top 9.3% CWE-94 · Code injection
6.5CVSS 2.0 base score
4.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Static code injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary PHP code into settings/conf.php via the _word_upper_bound parameter.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159715/Sphider-Search-Engine-1.3.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34189 Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159715/Sphider-Search-Engine-1.3.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34189 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-5194), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.