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TI-2014-04242 Aliases CVE-2014-5193GHSA-gjwq-8q6q-xcjf

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows…

Priority LOW 24CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category parameter. NOTE: the url parameter vector is already covered by CVE-2014-5082.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01832 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and 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:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.6VulnerableSphider
  • cpe:2.3:a:sphider:sphider:1.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.6 Vulnerable ·Sphider

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5193
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gjwq-8q6q-xcjf

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • 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-2014-04157 A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient… 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
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Sources

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