CVE-2014-5083
A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient sanitization...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5083- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-5083- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4982 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4982- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x8fr-x23c-rhhg No score
A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient sanitization...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x8fr-x23c-rhhg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Sphider Search Engine - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2014-08-02 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5083 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sphider, published February 10, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.80%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.