# CVE-2014-5397: Schneider Electric Wonderware Cross-site Scripting

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Wonderware Information Server Portal, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2014
- **Updated:** 31 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4922-5mj7-g3fq

## What is CVE-2014-5397?

CVE-2014-5397 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server Portal, published on 28 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server (WIS) Portal 4.0 SP1 through 5.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5397?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Invensys Wonderware Information Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5397?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5397 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server Portal

- [CVE-2013-0685](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0685/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2013-0686](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0686/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-2962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2962/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-2380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2380/): Schneider Electric Wonderware Inadequate Encryption Strength (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-5399](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5399/): Schneider Electric Wonderware SQL Injection (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5397 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5397 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server Portal, published on 28 Aug 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5397 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric Wonderware Information Server Portal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5397/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5397/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5397
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5397
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5397

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5397/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.