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CVE-2014-5087

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-02-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A vulnerability exists in Sphider Search Engine prior to 1.3.6 due to exec calls in admin/spiderfuncs.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

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://vulmon.com/searchpage?page=2&q=Shayan+S
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html
• https://vulmon.com/searchpage?page=2&q=Shayan+S

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