Nordex Nordex Control 2 Scada up to 15 Username cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Nordex Nordex Control 2 Scada up to 15. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation of the argument Username causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-5408. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Nordex Nordex Control 2 Scada up to 15 (SCADA Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument username with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the login script in the Wind Farm Portal on Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA devices 15 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter.

The weakness was released 11/05/2014 by Darius Freamon (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ics-cert.us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-5408 since 08/22/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98443), SecurityFocus (BID 70851†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47441†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 800063
OpenVAS Name: Nordex NC2 username Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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08/22/2014 🔍
10/30/2014 +69 days 🔍
10/30/2014 +0 days 🔍
11/05/2014 +6 days 🔍
11/05/2014 +0 days 🔍
12/08/2014 +33 days 🔍
03/27/2015 +109 days 🔍
11/03/2025 +3874 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ics-cert.us-cert.gov
Researcher: Darius Freamon
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-5408 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-72811
X-Force: 98443
SecurityFocus: 70851 - Nordex NC2 'username' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 47441 - Wind Farm Portal on Nordex Control 2 Remote XSS via the Username Parameter, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 12:07
Updated: 11/03/2025 20:45
Changes: 03/27/2015 12:07 (55), 06/13/2017 09:16 (9), 11/03/2025 20:45 (24)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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