CSRF in Gopivotal Grails
CVE-2016-6521
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Grails console (aka Grails Debug Console and Grails Web Console) 2.0.7, 1.5.10, and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that execute arbitrary Groovy code via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Gopivotal Grails — versions 2.0.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/2 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/54 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92267 (vdb-entry)
- github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/55 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/9 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6521?
- CVE-2016-6521 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gopivotal Grails, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6521?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.