Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2014-125077 is a SQL injection issue in pointhi searx_stats involving cgi/cron.php. The main business risk is unauthorized access or changes to data if a vulnerable deployment exists and an authenticated adjacent attacker can reach it. Public sources name a patch, but affected versions are not specified.
Executive priority
Treat as moderate priority. It is not evidenced as actively exploited, but SQL injection can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Patch or remove vulnerable deployments once identified, especially if reachable beyond tightly controlled admin networks.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-89 SQL injection in unknown processing within cgi/cron.php of pointhi searx_stats. CVSS 3.1 is 5.5 with AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. The referenced fix is Git commit 281bd679a4474ddb222d16c1c380f252839cc18f.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running pointhi searx_stats, with cgi/cron.php reachable from adjacent network paths and by low-privileged authenticated users. The sources do not provide affected version ranges, CPEs, or deployment prevalence, so inventory confirmation is required.
Exploitation context
The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates low attack complexity but requires adjacent-network access and low privileges. Do not treat it as actively exploited without additional vendor or threat-intelligence confirmation.
Researcher notes
Source detail is thin: VulDB provides the vulnerability classification and CVSS, while GitHub provides the patch reference. Affected versions are listed as n/a and no CPEs are provided. Confidence is limited by missing version and exploit-status evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any pointhi searx_stats deployments in production, staging, and internal environments.
- Apply the referenced upstream patch commit where the product is still used.
- Restrict access to cgi/cron.php to trusted administrative paths only.
- Review vendor or repository guidance for any later maintenance or replacement advice.
- Ensure database accounts used by the application have least-privilege permissions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether searx_stats exists in asset inventory or source repositories.
- Verify the deployed code includes commit 281bd679a4474ddb222d16c1c380f252839cc18f or equivalent fix.
- Check whether cgi/cron.php is reachable from untrusted or broad internal networks.
- Review application and database logs for suspicious SQL errors around cron.php access.
- Document unknown version exposure because public sources do not provide affected ranges.
Public sources used
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CWE-89: Database access and collection lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.13.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.218351CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218351CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/pointhi/searx_stats/commit/281bd679a4474ddb222d16c1c380f252839cc18fCVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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