CVE-2014-5085 Code injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Sphider Plus due to insufficient sanitization of data written to configuration files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-5085?

CVE-2014-5085 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5085 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Plus, but do not exist in either Sphider or Sphider Pro.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5085?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sphider-Plus Sphider-Plus.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5085?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5085 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2014-5085 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5085 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xj7j-g6fv-57mq.

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