# CVE-2016-5304: Open redirect in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can redirect users to malicious sites via the report-routing component, facilitating phishing attacks in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jun 2016
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-68p6-q3gq-c85h

## What is CVE-2016-5304?

CVE-2016-5304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Open redirect vulnerability in a report-routing component in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via unspecified vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-5304?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5304 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-5304 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-5304 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-3648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3648/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3650/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-8153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8153/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-8154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8154/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-6555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6555/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-5304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-5304 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-5304 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-5304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5304

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