CVE-2014-5084
A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5084 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Pro only, but do not exist in either Sphider or Sphider Plus.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.74% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 August 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- sphiderpro/sphider pro
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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