CVE-2014-5194 Code injection in n/a
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary PHP code into configuration files, leading to remote code execution on the Sphider web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5194?
CVE-2014-5194 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Aug 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Static code injection vulnerability in admin/admin.php in Sphider 1.3.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary PHP code into settings/conf.php via the _word_upper_bound parameter.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sphider Sphider.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5194 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-2014-5194 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-5194 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2r3-ppvc-pvwh.