CVE-2014-5194

Sphider 1.3.6 - Authenticated PHP Code Injection via _word_upper_bound Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2014-5194. PoCs published by Mike Manzotti.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates SQL injection, PHP code injection (RCE), and XSS vulnerabilities in Sphider 1.3.6. It includes proof-of-concept payloads for each vulnerability type, with clear examples of malicious input and expected responses.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Mike Manzotti · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34189

The exploit demonstrates SQL injection, PHP code injection (RCE), and XSS vulnerabilities in Sphider 1.3.6. It includes proof-of-concept payloads for each vulnerability type, with clear examples of malicious input and expected responses.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli | Rce | Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sphider 1.3.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the Sphider admin panel · Write permissions on conf.php for RCE
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34189

Scores

EPSS 0.0421
EPSS Percentile 89.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (1)
sphider/sphider 1.3.6
Published Aug 07, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026