SB2017012320 - Cross-site request forgery in Grails
Published: January 23, 2017 Updated: December 22, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017012320
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6521)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92267
- https://github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/54
- https://github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/55