HIGH
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
Published Feb 10, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.80%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.80% 0.05804
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05804
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.80% (0.05804) | 92.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.80% (0.05804) | 92.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06355) | 90.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.06% (0.10060) | 88.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 6.35% (0.06355) | 89.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.44% (0.07443) | 91.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 49.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00129) | 46.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 44.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 53.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 51.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 49.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.09% (0.01086) | 28.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 10, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 24, 2014
Link CVE-2014-5083
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a