Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Allowed

Cross-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.

14230 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-RF5Q-8GX3-XQFC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:33 – Updated: 2022-07-05 22:59
VLAI
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery in Jenkins Git Plugin
Details

Git Plugin connects to a user-specified Git repository as part of form validation. An attacker with no direct access to Jenkins but able to guess at a username/password credentials ID could trick a developer with job configuration permissions into following a link with a maliciously crafted Jenkins URL which would result in the Jenkins Git client sending the username and password to an attacker-controlled server.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 3.2.2"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-1000092"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-07-05T22:59:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-10-05T01:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Git Plugin connects to a user-specified Git repository as part of form validation. An attacker with no direct access to Jenkins but able to guess at a username/password credentials ID could trick a developer with job configuration permissions into following a link with a maliciously crafted Jenkins URL which would result in the Jenkins Git client sending the username and password to an attacker-controlled server.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf5q-8gx3-xqfc",
  "modified": "2022-07-05T22:59:14Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T00:33:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000092"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471053"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-07-10"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cross-Site Request Forgery in Jenkins Git Plugin"
}

GHSA-RF68-6P49-RHHG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 12:30 – Updated: 2024-05-17 12:30
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CRM Perks Integration for Contact Form 7 HubSpot.This issue affects Integration for Contact Form 7 HubSpot: from n/a through 1.3.1.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-34756"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T10:15:13Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CRM Perks Integration for Contact Form 7 HubSpot.This issue affects Integration for Contact Form 7 HubSpot: from n/a through 1.3.1.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf68-6p49-rhhg",
  "modified": "2024-05-17T12:30:59Z",
  "published": "2024-05-17T12:30:59Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-34756"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/cf7-hubspot/wordpress-integration-for-hubspot-and-contact-form-7-plugin-1-3-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RF7C-46J8-P9FP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-17 03:30 – Updated: 2024-02-17 03:30
VLAI
Details

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebLogic Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-20986"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-17T02:15:52Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and  14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebLogic Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).",
  "id": "GHSA-rf7c-46j8-p9fp",
  "modified": "2024-02-17T03:30:30Z",
  "published": "2024-02-17T03:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20986"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RF8W-7C3G-7H3G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-27 15:33 – Updated: 2026-07-01 19:44
VLAI
Summary
Jenkins GitHub Integration Plugin has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
Details

Jenkins GitHub Integration Plugin 0.7.3 and earlier does not require POST requests for an HTTP endpoint, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.

This vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a build for a pull request.

GitHub Integration Plugin 0.7.4 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoint.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 0.7.3"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "org.jenkins-ci.plugins:github-integration-parent"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.7.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48925"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-07-01T19:44:21Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-05-27T15:16:32Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Jenkins GitHub Integration Plugin 0.7.3 and earlier does not require POST requests for an HTTP endpoint, resulting in a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability.\n\nThis vulnerability allows attackers to trigger a build for a pull request.\n\nGitHub Integration Plugin 0.7.4 requires POST requests for the affected HTTP endpoint.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf8w-7c3g-7h3g",
  "modified": "2026-07-01T19:44:21Z",
  "published": "2026-05-27T15:33:27Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48925"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/KostyaSha/github-integration-plugin"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-05-27/#SECURITY-3776"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Jenkins GitHub Integration Plugin has a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability"
}

GHSA-RF96-GFR7-RPJ9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:59 – Updated: 2022-05-02 03:59
VLAI
Details

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in oBlog allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) force an admin logout, (3) change the visibility of posts, (4) remove links, and (5) change the name fields of a blog.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-4907"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2010-06-25T19:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in oBlog allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change the admin password, (2) force an admin logout, (3) change the visibility of posts, (4) remove links, and (5) change the name fields of a blog.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf96-gfr7-rpj9",
  "modified": "2022-05-02T03:59:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:59:32Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4907"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54714"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://osvdb.org/60907"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.org/0912-exploits/oblog-xssxsrf.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37661"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-RF9C-2WQQ-GFRC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-18 15:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:13
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kemal YAZICI - PluginPress Shortcode IMDB plugin <= 6.0.8 versions.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-37892"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-18T13:15:12Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kemal YAZICI - PluginPress Shortcode IMDB plugin \u003c=\u00a06.0.8 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf9c-2wqq-gfrc",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:13:09Z",
  "published": "2023-07-18T15:30:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37892"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortcode-imdb/wordpress-shortcode-imdb-plugin-6-0-8-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RF9H-8CX8-5XWW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-08 06:30 – Updated: 2024-09-10 00:30
VLAI
Details

The TrueBooker WordPress plugin before 1.0.3 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-6925"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-09-08T06:15:02Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The TrueBooker  WordPress plugin before 1.0.3 does not have CSRF check in place when updating its settings, which could allow attackers to make a logged in admin change them via a CSRF attack.",
  "id": "GHSA-rf9h-8cx8-5xww",
  "modified": "2024-09-10T00:30:49Z",
  "published": "2024-09-08T06:30:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6925"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1da75fd7-e44f-4043-b8f4-7ee975356982"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RFC7-P29X-QH35

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-04-03 15:30 – Updated: 2023-04-09 00:30
VLAI
Details

The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-0820"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-04-03T15:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The User Role by BestWebSoft WordPress plugin before 1.6.7 does not protect against CSRF in requests to update role capabilities, leading to arbitrary privilege escalation of any role.",
  "id": "GHSA-rfc7-p29x-qh35",
  "modified": "2023-04-09T00:30:16Z",
  "published": "2023-04-03T15:30:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0820"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b93d9f9d-0fd9-49b8-b465-d32b95351912"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-RFF5-6Q73-5R3M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-01 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-08 00:00
VLAI
Details

In the Orange Form WordPress plugin through 1.0, the process_bulk_action() function in "admin/orange-form-email.php" performs an unprepared SQL query with an unsanitized parameter ($id). Only admin can access the page that invokes the function, but because of lack of CSRF protection, it is actually exploitable and could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary posts for example

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-24704"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-02-28T09:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Orange Form WordPress plugin through 1.0, the process_bulk_action() function in \"admin/orange-form-email.php\" performs an unprepared SQL query with an unsanitized parameter ($id). Only admin can access the page that invokes the function, but because of lack of CSRF protection, it is actually exploitable and could allow attackers to make a logged in admin delete arbitrary posts for example",
  "id": "GHSA-rff5-6q73-5r3m",
  "modified": "2022-03-08T00:00:38Z",
  "published": "2022-03-01T00:00:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24704"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/60843022-fe43-4608-8859-9c9109b35b42"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-RFFR-C932-CPXV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-05-18 18:27 – Updated: 2024-09-06 21:54
VLAI
Summary
Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Cloud Native Computing Foundation Harbor
Details

Cure53 has discovered that the Harbor web interface does not implement protection mechanisms against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). By luring an authenticated user onto a prepared third-party website, an attacker can execute any action on the platform in the context of the currently authenticated victim.

The vulnerability was immediately fixed by the Harbor team and all supported versions were patched.

Successful exploitation of this issue will lead to 3rd parties executing actions on the platform of behalf of authenticated users and administrators.

If your product uses the affected releases of Harbor, update to version 1.8.6 and 1.9.3 to patch this issue immediately.

https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.6 https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.9.3

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/goharbor/harbor"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.7.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.8.6"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/goharbor/harbor"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.9.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.9.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-19025"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-04T22:01:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-03-20T03:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cure53 has discovered that the Harbor web interface does not implement protection mechanisms against Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). By luring an authenticated user onto a prepared third-party website, an attacker can execute any action on the platform in the context of the currently authenticated victim.\n\nThe vulnerability was immediately fixed by the Harbor team and all supported versions were patched.\n\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue will lead to 3rd parties executing actions on the platform of behalf of authenticated users and administrators.\n\nIf your product uses the affected releases of Harbor, update to version 1.8.6 and 1.9.3 to patch this issue immediately.\n\nhttps://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.8.6\nhttps://github.com/goharbor/harbor/releases/tag/v1.9.3",
  "id": "GHSA-rffr-c932-cpxv",
  "modified": "2024-09-06T21:54:42Z",
  "published": "2021-05-18T18:27:50Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/security/advisories/GHSA-gcqm-v682-ccw6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19025"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/security/advisories"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/cve-2019-19025"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cross-site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Cloud Native Computing Foundation Harbor"
}

Mitigation MIT-4
Architecture and Design

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
Implementation

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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

Do not use the GET method for any request that triggers a state change.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.