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CVE-2014-5081

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

sphider prior to 1.3.6, sphider-pro prior to 3.2, and sphider-plus prior to 3.2 allow authentication bypass

Affected products

• Sphider: before 1.3.6 — fixed in 1.3.6
• Sphider-Plus: before 3.2 — fixed in 3.2
• Sphiderpro Sphider Pro: before 3.2 — fixed in 3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sphider 1.3.6; Sphider-Plus 3.2; Sphiderpro Sphider Pro 3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34238
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34238

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