CVE-2014-5086 Code injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Sphider Pro and Plus via insufficient sanitization in configuration file writing.

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-2014-5086?

CVE-2014-5086 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 Pro, and Sphider Plus 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5086 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Pro and Sphider Plus only, but don’t exist in Sphider.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5086?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Sphider-Plus Sphider-Plus, Sphider Sphider, Sphiderpro Sphider Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2014-5086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5086 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-2014-5086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-428q-fvjp-mhxg.

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