TI-2014-04243 Aliases CVE-2014-5194 GHSA-h2r3-ppvc-pvwh

Static code injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote…

LOW 36CWE-94Published 2014-08-07 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04206 91st 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sphider:sphider:1.3.6:::::::*	1.3.6	Vulnerable	Sphider

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

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5194
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h2r3-ppvc-pvwh

References

Exploit 1

34189

Other 1

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159715/Sphider-Search-Engine-1.3.6-Remote-Code-Execution.html

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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