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TI-2016-04981 Aliases CVE-2016-5737GHSA-jj3m-6359-8pjg

The Gerrit configuration in the Openstack Puppet module for Gerrit (aka puppet-gerrit)…

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Gerrit configuration in the Openstack Puppet module for Gerrit (aka puppet-gerrit) improperly marks text/html as a safe mimetype, which might allow remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted review.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01427 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:puppet-gerrit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:puppet-gerrit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5737
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj3m-6359-8pjg

References

Patch 2

Sources

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