What is CVE-2014-5083?

CVE-2014-5083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sphider, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2014-5083?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sphider

CVE-2014-5083

A Command Execution vulnerability exists in Sphider before 1.3.6 due to insufficient sanitization of fwrite to conf.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-5083 pertains to instances of fwrite in Sphider.

Published 2020-02-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.058 (92.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.058 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sphider

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/127720/Sphider-Search-Engine-Command-Execution-SQ… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5083?: CVE-2014-5083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sphider, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2014-5083?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.