CVE-2016-6521
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Grails console (aka Grails Debug Console and...
CVE-2016-6521 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Gopivotal Grails, published January 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.82%EPSS, 57th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6521- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-6521- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7442No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7442- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gw3r-3j9r-9c6f
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Grails console (aka Grails Debug Console and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gw3r-3j9r-9c6f- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/2
github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/54
securityfocus.com/bid/92267
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6521