High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6521

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.

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Affected products

Sheehan/Grails Consolereferences2 versions
(expand)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <=2.0.7, <=1.5.10
Gopivotal/Grails2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gopivotal:grails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gopivotal:grails:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.5.9
- cpe:2.3:a:gopivotal:grails:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Grails/Grails consolellm-create
Range: <=2.0.7, <=1.5.10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/11nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/02/2nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/55nvdPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/sheehan/grails-console/issues/54nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/9nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92267nvd

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