VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2014-5519

The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp.

EXPLOITHIGH 7.5EPSS 65.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 65.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

The Ploticus module in PhpWiki 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in a device option in the edit[content] parameter to index.php/HeIp. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 64.97% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · first 28 August 2014
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-94
Affected: phpwiki project/phpwiki
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 65.0% since 4 November 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.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-34451 source ↗	PhpWiki - Remote Command Executionphp · Benjamin Harris	webapps	28 August 2014	no

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.