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CVE-2015-6477
medium
CVSS 6.1
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in nordex (CVE-2015-6477)
Summary
cross-site scripting in nordex (CVE-2015-6477). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2015-6477** has been found in nordex.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nordex CVE-2015-6477" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2015-6477 (nordex) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in nordex.
📍 Affected scope
nordex — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nordex' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nordex' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nordex` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135068/Nordex-Control-2-NC2-SCADA-16-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- web http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/117
- web https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-286-01
- web https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6477
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x62w-289v-82mf