PT-2017-8755 · Openstack · Openstack Puppet Module

Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2026-05-13 · CVE-2016-5737

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 Openstack Puppet module for Gerrit (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the Gerrit configuration in the Openstack Puppet module, where text/html is improperly marked as a safe mimetype. This could potentially allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by crafting a review.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5737

Affected Products

Openstack Puppet Module

References · 6

• https://github.com/openstack-infra/puppet-gerrit/commit/8573c2ee172f66c1667de49685c88fdc8883ca8b · Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/2 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5737 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5737 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/163318 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/91352 · Note