CVE-2014-5084

HIGH

Sphider Pro 3.2 - Remote Code Execution via fwrite Parameter Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-5084.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Sphider Search Engine, including authentication bypass, SQL injection, and remote code execution. It provides proof-of-concept examples and explains the root causes, such as lack of input sanitization and insecure file writing.

Description

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider Pro 3.2 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5084 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider Pro only, but do not exist in either Sphider or Sphider Plus.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
webappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34238

This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in Sphider Search Engine, including authentication bypass, SQL injection, and remote code execution. It provides proof-of-concept examples and explains the root causes, such as lack of input sanitization and insecure file writing.

Classification
Writeup 95%
Attack Type
Rce | Sqli | Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sphider < 1.3.6, Sphider Pro/Plus < 3.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target application · Default or bypassed credentials for RCE
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0774
EPSS Percentile 93.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-74
Status published
Products (1)
sphiderpro/sphider_pro 3.2
Published Feb 10, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026