CWE-352
AllowedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Abstraction: Compound · Status: Stable
The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
14323 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-HC8G-V96W-MF8V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-02 12:32 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Freshlight Lab WP Mobile Menu allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Mobile Menu: from n/a through 2.8.4.3.
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"CVE-2024-37274"
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-02T12:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Freshlight Lab WP Mobile Menu allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WP Mobile Menu: from n/a through 2.8.4.3.",
"id": "GHSA-hc8g-v96w-mf8v",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:56Z",
"published": "2025-01-02T12:32:14Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37274"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mobile-menu/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-mobile-menu-the-mobile-friendly-responsive-menu-plugin-2-8-4-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-HCC8-28G7-82JH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:35 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:35A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on the targeted device via a web browser and with the privileges of the user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb19750.
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"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-21T11:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface of the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to follow a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions on the targeted device via a web browser and with the privileges of the user. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb19750.",
"id": "GHSA-hcc8-28g7-82jh",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:35:19Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:35:19Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0365"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180620-firepower-csrf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104519"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-HCCF-2R42-9GHV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:38 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:48Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Encrypted Contact Form plugin before 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the iframe_url parameter in an Update Page action in the conformconf page to wp-admin/options-general.php.
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-06-09T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Encrypted Contact Form plugin before 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the iframe_url parameter in an Update Page action in the conformconf page to wp-admin/options-general.php.",
"id": "GHSA-hccf-2r42-9ghv",
"modified": "2025-04-12T12:48:34Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:38:53Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4010"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1125443"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/encrypted-contact-form/changelog"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/7992"
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"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37264"
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"url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=142607790919348\u0026w=2"
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"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132209/WordPress-Encrypted-Contact-Form-1.0.4-CSRF-XSS.html"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/May/63"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535699/100/0/threaded"
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73433"
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GHSA-HCF7-66RW-9F5R
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-19 19:49 – Updated: 2026-06-29 15:30Impact
Turborepo's self-hosted login and SSO browser flows did not validate a CSRF state value on the localhost callback. While the CLI was waiting for authentication, a malicious web page could send a request to the local callback server with an attacker-controlled token. If accepted before the legitimate callback, the CLI could complete login with the wrong credentials.
This affects users authenticating the turbo CLI against self-hosted remote cache/auth endpoints. Vercel-hosted login flows using device authorization are not affected.
Fix
The login and SSO redirect flows now generate a random state value, include it in the browser authentication URL, and require the same value on the localhost callback before accepting a token. Callbacks with a missing or mismatched state are rejected.
Workarounds
If you cannot upgrade immediately, avoid browser-based self-hosted turbo login or SSO flows on machines that may load untrusted web content during authentication. Use a pre-provisioned token or environment-based authentication instead.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-19T19:49:52Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-15T16:16:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "### Impact\n\nTurborepo\u0027s self-hosted login and SSO browser flows did not validate a CSRF state value on the localhost callback. While the CLI was waiting for authentication, a malicious web page could send a request to the local callback server with an attacker-controlled token. If accepted before the legitimate callback, the CLI could complete login with the wrong credentials.\n\nThis affects users authenticating the `turbo` CLI against self-hosted remote cache/auth endpoints. Vercel-hosted login flows using device authorization are not affected.\n\n### Fix\n\nThe login and SSO redirect flows now generate a random state value, include it in the browser authentication URL, and require the same value on the localhost callback before accepting a token. Callbacks with a missing or mismatched state are rejected.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIf you cannot upgrade immediately, avoid browser-based self-hosted `turbo login` or SSO flows on machines that may load untrusted web content during authentication. Use a pre-provisioned token or environment-based authentication instead.",
"id": "GHSA-hcf7-66rw-9f5r",
"modified": "2026-06-29T15:30:55Z",
"published": "2026-05-19T19:49:52Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/vercel/turborepo/security/advisories/GHSA-hcf7-66rw-9f5r"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45773"
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/vercel/turborepo"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
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"summary": "Turbo: Login callback CSRF/session fixation"
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GHSA-HCFF-QV74-7HR4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 20:43 – Updated: 2026-03-06 15:17Summary
The login flow accepts credential-bearing requests without CSRF protection mechanisms tied to the browser session context. The handler parses form values directly and creates a session on successful credential validation.
Issue found by aisafe.io
Impact
An attacker can force a victim browser into a session associated with an existing user account where the attacker knows the credentials, causing user confusion, activity misattribution, and potential misuse of trusted user actions.
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"details": "### Summary\nThe login flow accepts credential-bearing requests without CSRF protection mechanisms tied to the browser session context. The handler parses form values directly and creates a session on successful credential validation.\n\n*Issue found by [aisafe.io](aisafe.io)*\n\n### Impact\nAn attacker can force a victim browser into a session associated with an existing user account where the attacker knows the credentials, causing user confusion, activity misattribution, and potential misuse of trusted user actions.",
"id": "GHSA-hcff-qv74-7hr4",
"modified": "2026-03-06T15:17:21Z",
"published": "2026-03-05T20:43:28Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/security/advisories/GHSA-hcff-qv74-7hr4"
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29084"
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"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi"
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"url": "https://github.com/Forceu/Gokapi/releases/tag/v2.2.3"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Gokapi has CSRF in Login Endpoint"
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GHSA-HCFH-QJCP-34Q9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-02 15:31 – Updated: 2025-04-02 22:43Jenkins Simple Queue Plugin 1.4.6 and earlier does not require POST requests for multiple HTTP endpoints, resulting in cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.
These vulnerabilities allow attackers to change and reset the build queue order.
Simple Queue Plugin 1.4.7 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoints.
Administrators can enable equivalent HTTP endpoints without CSRF protection via the global configuration.
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"details": "Jenkins Simple Queue Plugin 1.4.6 and earlier does not require POST requests for multiple HTTP endpoints, resulting in cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities.\n\nThese vulnerabilities allow attackers to change and reset the build queue order.\n\nSimple Queue Plugin 1.4.7 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoints.\n\nAdministrators can enable equivalent HTTP endpoints without CSRF protection via the global configuration.",
"id": "GHSA-hcfh-qjcp-34q9",
"modified": "2025-04-02T22:43:30Z",
"published": "2025-04-02T15:31:38Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31723"
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"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/simple-queue-plugin/commit/c1094666dcd139830620d6d1c21b13f847601e74"
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"url": "https://github.com/jenkinsci/simple-queue-plugin"
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"url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-04-02/#SECURITY-3469"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Jenkins Simple Queue Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"
}
GHSA-HCG7-64G9-CP8C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-31 21:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:34Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPFactory Slugs Manager.This issue affects Slugs Manager: from n/a through 2.6.7.
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"CVE-2024-30536"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-31T19:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPFactory Slugs Manager.This issue affects Slugs Manager: from n/a through 2.6.7.",
"id": "GHSA-hcg7-64g9-cp8c",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:34:29Z",
"published": "2024-03-31T21:30:35Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-30536"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/remove-old-slugspermalinks/wordpress-slugs-manager-plugin-2-6-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-HCGG-HFHH-P2GQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-24 09:30 – Updated: 2026-01-24 09:30The AdminQuickbar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'saveSettings' and 'renamePost' AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings and update post titles via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-14630"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-24T09:15:52Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The AdminQuickbar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the \u0027saveSettings\u0027 and \u0027renamePost\u0027 AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings and update post titles via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-hcgg-hfhh-p2gq",
"modified": "2026-01-24T09:30:27Z",
"published": "2026-01-24T09:30:27Z",
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adminquickbar/tags/1.9.3/Lib/AdminQuickbar.php#L88"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adminquickbar/tags/1.9.3/Lib/Sidebar.php#L386"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adminquickbar/trunk/Lib/AdminQuickbar.php#L88"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/adminquickbar/trunk/Lib/Sidebar.php#L386"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb70ad52-b964-4c56-98a2-06be375a79af?source=cve"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-HCGV-J4C6-H26M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-07-31 00:00The WP Survey Plus WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in place in its AJAX actions, allowing any user to call them and add/edit/delete Surveys. Furthermore, due to the lack of sanitization in the Surveys' Title, this could also lead to Stored Cross-Site Scripting issues
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-11-08T18:15:00Z",
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"id": "GHSA-hcgv-j4c6-h26m",
"modified": "2022-07-31T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:19:57Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24801"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/78405609-2105-4011-b18e-1ba5f438972d"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-HCH6-JFW7-RX77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:34 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:34The web interface on the Axesstel MV 410R redirects users back to the referring page after execution of some CGI scripts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to avoid detection of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, as demonstrated by a redirect from the cgi-bin/wireless.cgi script.
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"aliases": [
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2009-07-05T16:30:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The web interface on the Axesstel MV 410R redirects users back to the referring page after execution of some CGI scripts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to avoid detection of cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, as demonstrated by a redirect from the cgi-bin/wireless.cgi script.",
"id": "GHSA-hch6-jfw7-rx77",
"modified": "2022-05-02T03:34:06Z",
"published": "2022-05-02T03:34:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2323"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504716/100/0/threaded"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35563"
}
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Mitigation MIT-4
Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
- For example, use anti-CSRF packages such as the OWASP CSRFGuard. [REF-330]
- Another example is the ESAPI Session Management control, which includes a component for CSRF. [REF-45]
Mitigation
Ensure that the application is free of cross-site scripting issues (CWE-79), because most CSRF defenses can be bypassed using attacker-controlled script.
Mitigation
Generate a unique nonce for each form, place the nonce into the form, and verify the nonce upon receipt of the form. Be sure that the nonce is not predictable (CWE-330). [REF-332]
Mitigation
Identify especially dangerous operations. When the user performs a dangerous operation, send a separate confirmation request to ensure that the user intended to perform that operation.
Mitigation
- Use the "double-submitted cookie" method as described by Felten and Zeller:
- When a user visits a site, the site should generate a pseudorandom value and set it as a cookie on the user's machine. The site should require every form submission to include this value as a form value and also as a cookie value. When a POST request is sent to the site, the request should only be considered valid if the form value and the cookie value are the same.
- Because of the same-origin policy, an attacker cannot read or modify the value stored in the cookie. To successfully submit a form on behalf of the user, the attacker would have to correctly guess the pseudorandom value. If the pseudorandom value is cryptographically strong, this will be prohibitively difficult.
- This technique requires Javascript, so it may not work for browsers that have Javascript disabled. [REF-331]
Mitigation
Do not use the GET method for any request that triggers a state change.
Mitigation
Check the HTTP Referer header to see if the request originated from an expected page. This could break legitimate functionality, because users or proxies may have disabled sending the Referer for privacy reasons.
CAPEC-111: JSON Hijacking (aka JavaScript Hijacking)
An attacker targets a system that uses JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as a transport mechanism between the client and the server (common in Web 2.0 systems using AJAX) to steal possibly confidential information transmitted from the server back to the client inside the JSON object by taking advantage of the loophole in the browser's Same Origin Policy that does not prohibit JavaScript from one website to be included and executed in the context of another website.
CAPEC-462: Cross-Domain Search Timing
An attacker initiates cross domain HTTP / GET requests and times the server responses. The timing of these responses may leak important information on what is happening on the server. Browser's same origin policy prevents the attacker from directly reading the server responses (in the absence of any other weaknesses), but does not prevent the attacker from timing the responses to requests that the attacker issued cross domain.
CAPEC-467: Cross Site Identification
An attacker harvests identifying information about a victim via an active session that the victim's browser has with a social networking site. A victim may have the social networking site open in one tab or perhaps is simply using the "remember me" feature to keep their session with the social networking site active. An attacker induces a payload to execute in the victim's browser that transparently to the victim initiates a request to the social networking site (e.g., via available social network site APIs) to retrieve identifying information about a victim. While some of this information may be public, the attacker is able to harvest this information in context and may use it for further attacks on the user (e.g., spear phishing).
CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery
An attacker crafts malicious web links and distributes them (via web pages, email, etc.), typically in a targeted manner, hoping to induce users to click on the link and execute the malicious action against some third-party application. If successful, the action embedded in the malicious link will be processed and accepted by the targeted application with the users' privilege level. This type of attack leverages the persistence and implicit trust placed in user session cookies by many web applications today. In such an architecture, once the user authenticates to an application and a session cookie is created on the user's system, all following transactions for that session are authenticated using that cookie including potential actions initiated by an attacker and simply "riding" the existing session cookie.