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TI-2014-04157 Aliases CVE-2014-5083GHSA-x8fr-x23c-rhhg

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient…

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5083 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05804 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sphider:sphider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.3.6VulnerableSphider
  • cpe:2.3:a:sphider:sphider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Sphider

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5083
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x8fr-x23c-rhhg

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2014-04155 sphider prior to 1.3.6, sphider-pro prior to 3.2, and sphider-plus prior to 3.2 allow authentication bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04161 A vulnerability exists in Sphider Search Engine prior to 1.3.6 due to exec calls in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-04160 A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro, and Sphider Plus 3.2 due to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-02329 PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in index.php in Sphider 1.2.x allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-04156 Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-04243 Static code injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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