CVE-2014-5387

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Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in EllisLab ExpressionEngine before 2.9.1 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) column_filter or (2) category[] parameter to system/index.php or the (3) tbl_sort[0][] parameter in the comment module to system/index.php.

Published: 2014-11-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-5387 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.65%). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-5387

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-5387

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.47% 1.65% +1.18%
2 2025-03-30 0.65% 0.47% -0.18%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.65% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-5387

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-5387

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-5387

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ellislab expressionengine 2..5.4 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2..5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.0.0:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.0.1:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.0.2:public_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ellislab expressionengine 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ellislab:expressionengine:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine <= 2.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
expressionengine expressionengine 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:expressionengine:expressionengine:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-5387

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