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CVE-2016-5715

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5715 describes an open redirect vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise versions 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0. This flaw, an incomplete fix for a previous vulnerability, allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites by manipulating the redirect parameter with a double slash, facilitating phishing attacks. Rated as medium severity (CVSS 6.1), it requires user interaction and could lead to information disclosure and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2015.2.0, <= 2015.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2016.1.1, <= 2016.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0146 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org / advisories/PUPPET-AUTHENTICATION-REDIRECT.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/139302/Puppet-Enterprise-Web-Interface-Open-Redirect.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
puppet.com / security/cve/cve-2016-5715
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/539618/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/93846
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry