Cross-site request forgery in Grails - CVE-2016-6521
Published: January 23, 2017 / Updated: December 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39796
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6521
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Grails
Affected software:
Grails
Grails
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-6521
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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