PT-2017-1213 · Puppet · Puppet Enterprise

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2026-05-13 · CVE-2016-5715

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Puppet Enterprise versions 2015.x through 2016.x before 2016.4.0

Description The issue is related to an open redirect vulnerability in the Console component. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites by including a // (slash slash) followed by a domain in the redirect parameter, potentially leading to phishing attacks.

Recommendations For Puppet Enterprise versions 2015.x through 2016.x before 2016.4.0, update to version 2016.4.0 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Open Redirect

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-601

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00326

CVE-2016-5715

Affected Products

Puppet Enterprise

References · 10

• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139302/Puppet-Enterprise-Web-Interface-Open-Redirect.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/PUPPET-AUTHENTICATION-REDIRECT.txt · Exploit
• https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5715 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00326 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5715 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5715 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539618/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93846 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/539618/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163317 · Telegram Post