# CVE-2014-5408: Nordex NC2 Cross-site Scripting

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script via the username parameter in the Nordex NC2 SCADA login portal, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **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:** 5 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28pc-8r63-2vcq

## What is CVE-2014-5408?

CVE-2014-5408 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA, published on 5 Nov 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 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.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-5408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nordex Nordex Control 2 Scada.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-5408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-5408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA

- [CVE-2015-6477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6477/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-5408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-5408 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA, published on 5 Nov 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-2014-5408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nordex Control 2 (NC2) SCADA. 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-2014-5408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5408/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-5408

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-5408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.