CVE-2016-6521

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/2 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/11 patch mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/54 vendor advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92267 vdb entry
https://github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/55 patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/9 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6521?
CVE-2016-6521 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6521?
To fix CVE-2016-6521, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6521 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6521 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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