What is CVE-2014-5087?

CVE-2014-5087 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sphider, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2014-5087?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Sphider

CVE-2014-5087

A vulnerability exists in Sphider Search Engine prior to 1.3.6 due to exec calls in admin/spiderfuncs.php, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-02-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.072 (94.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.072 · newest: 0.072 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-5087?: CVE-2014-5087 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sphider, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2014-5087?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.