CVE-2016-5715

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory puppet.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139302/Puppet-Enterprise-Web-Interface-Open-Redirect.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5715 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539618/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/PUPPET-AUTHENTICATION-REDIRECT.txt third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93846 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5715?
CVE-2016-5715 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-5715?
To fix CVE-2016-5715, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-5715 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-5715 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.