Open Redirect in Puppet Enterprise
CVE-2016-5715
Open redirect vulnerability in the Console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x before 2016.4.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a // (slash slash) followed by a domain in the redirect parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6501.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/139302/Puppet-Enterprise-Web-Interface-Open-Redir… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5715 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539618/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/PUPPET-AUTHENTICATION-REDIRECT.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93846 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5715?
- CVE-2016-5715 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5715?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.