CVE-2016-5715

Open redirect vulnerability in the Console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x before 2016.4.0...

6.1 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.45%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2016-5715
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-601
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-5715
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-6654 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-6654
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vgm7-rcgw-qc8p 6.1

Open redirect vulnerability in the Console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x before 2016.4.0...

Record: GHSA-vgm7-rcgw-qc8p
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-601
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

puppet enterprise

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5715 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Puppet Enterprise, published January 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.