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.

14179 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-VHVX-3F4J-G64M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-26 21:32 – Updated: 2024-11-26 21:32
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /rental/ajax.php?action=delete_user of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-11743"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-26T20:15:25Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in SourceCodester Best House Rental Management System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /rental/ajax.php?action=delete_user of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.",
  "id": "GHSA-vhvx-3f4j-g64m",
  "modified": "2024-11-26T21:32:24Z",
  "published": "2024-11-26T21:32:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11743"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/YasserREED/YasserREED-CVEs/blob/main/Best%20house%20rental%20management%20system%20project%20in%20php/Cross-Site%20Request%20Forgery%20(CSRF).md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.286140"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.286140"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?submit.449697"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.sourcecodester.com"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VHXP-R6HH-HF7V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-11 00:02
VLAI
Details

Rainworx Auctionworx < 3.1R2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack that allows an authenticated user to upgrade his account to admin and gain access to the auctionworx admin control panel. This vulnerability affects AuctionWorx Enterprise and AuctionWorx: Events Edition.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-23904"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-05-02T12:16:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Rainworx Auctionworx \u003c 3.1R2 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack that allows an authenticated user to upgrade his account to admin and gain access to the auctionworx admin control panel. This vulnerability affects AuctionWorx Enterprise and AuctionWorx: Events Edition.",
  "id": "GHSA-vhxp-r6hh-hf7v",
  "modified": "2022-05-11T00:02:01Z",
  "published": "2022-05-03T00:00:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23904"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ebereorisi.com/blog/account-privilege-upgrade-on-auctionworx-software-cve-2022-23904"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.rainworx.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VJ2J-6G3W-4662

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-23 19:41 – Updated: 2024-05-23 19:41
VLAI
Summary
Silverstripe Missing CSRF protection in login form
Details

LoginForm calls disableSecurityToken(), which causes a "shared host domain" vulnerability: http://stackoverflow.com/a/15350123.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "silverstripe/framework"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.1.18"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.19"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "silverstripe/framework"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.2.3"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.2.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "silverstripe/framework"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.3.1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-05-23T19:41:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "LoginForm calls disableSecurityToken(), which causes a \"shared host domain\" vulnerability: http://stackoverflow.com/a/15350123.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj2j-6g3w-4662",
  "modified": "2024-05-23T19:41:41Z",
  "published": "2024-05-23T19:41:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/commit/a6bd22ab2f3b11a054d20be13306a19089510989"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/framework/SS-2016-006-1.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6412813/do-login-forms-need-tokens-against-csrf-attacks/15350123#15350123"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2016-006"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Silverstripe Missing CSRF protection in login form"
}

GHSA-VJ33-V2P6-R367

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-23 03:32 – Updated: 2025-07-23 03:32
VLAI
Details

The Omnishop plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery on its /users/delete REST route in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. The route’s permission_callback only verifies that the requester is logged in, but fails to require any nonce or other proof of intent. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary user accounts 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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-6214"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-23T03:15:25Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Omnishop plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery on its /users/delete REST route in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. The route\u2019s permission_callback only verifies that the requester is logged in, but fails to require any nonce or other proof of intent. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary user accounts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj33-v2p6-r367",
  "modified": "2025-07-23T03:32:05Z",
  "published": "2025-07-23T03:32:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6214"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/omnishop/#developers"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e7c936b8-3132-45e1-92ed-32ecdc9cbb1e?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VJ3X-VFM4-HVXC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:57 – Updated: 2024-04-24 17:44
VLAI
Summary
phpBB Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Details

In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "phpbb/phpbb"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.7-PL1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2019-16993"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-24T17:44:43Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2019-09-30T12:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In phpBB before 3.1.7-PL1, includes/acp/acp_bbcodes.php has improper verification of a CSRF token on the BBCode page in the Administration Control Panel. An actual CSRF attack is possible if an attacker also manages to retrieve the session id of a reauthenticated administrator prior to targeting them.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj3x-vfm4-hvxc",
  "modified": "2024-04-24T17:44:43Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T16:57:09Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16993"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb/commit/18abef716ecf42a35416444f3f84f5459d573789"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/phpbb/phpbb-app"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00036.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00006.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2352606"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.phpbb.com/support/documents.php?mode=changelog\u0026version=3#v317"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "phpBB Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"
}

GHSA-VJ4Q-8MXV-C22H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in tmtraderunner Trade Runner traderunner allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Trade Runner: from n/a through <= 3.14.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-67625"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-24T13:16:18Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in tmtraderunner Trade Runner traderunner allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Trade Runner: from n/a through \u003c= 3.14.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj4q-8mxv-c22h",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:33Z",
  "published": "2025-12-24T15:30:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67625"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/traderunner/vulnerability/wordpress-trade-runner-plugin-3-14-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/traderunner/vulnerability/wordpress-trade-runner-plugin-3-14-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:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VJ4W-62XV-58WM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 21:14 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:44
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LJ Apps WP Airbnb Review Slider plugin <= 3.2 versions.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-23890"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-05-20T23:15:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in LJ Apps WP Airbnb Review Slider plugin \u003c=\u00a03.2 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj4w-62xv-58wm",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:44:42Z",
  "published": "2023-07-06T21:14:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23890"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-airbnb-review-slider/wordpress-wp-airbnb-review-slider-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-leading-to-reviews-removal-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:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-VJ65-F4HC-R425

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:18 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:18
VLAI
Details

GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-42097"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-10-21T01:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "GNU Mailman before 2.1.35 may allow remote Privilege Escalation. A csrf_token value is not specific to a single user account. An attacker can obtain a value within the context of an unprivileged user account, and then use that value in a CSRF attack against an admin (e.g., for account takeover).",
  "id": "GHSA-vj65-f4hc-r425",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:18:30Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:18:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42097"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/mailman/+bug/1947640"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mail.python.org/archives/list/mailman-announce@python.org/thread/IKCO6JU755AP5G5TKMBJL6IEZQTTNPDQ"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4991"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/21/4"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-VJ6V-PG66-4F9J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-11 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:34
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite.This issue affects Finale Lite: from n/a through 2.18.0.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-32107"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-11T13:15:55Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in XLPlugins Finale Lite.This issue affects Finale Lite: from n/a through 2.18.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-vj6v-pg66-4f9j",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T21:34:37Z",
  "published": "2024-04-11T15:30:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32107"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/finale-woocommerce-sales-countdown-timer-discount/wordpress-finale-lite-sales-countdown-timer-discount-for-woocommerce-plugin-2-18-0-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-VJCJ-H7PJ-5FX6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:11 – Updated: 2022-09-03 00:00
VLAI
Details

CSRF in admin/edit-category.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to edit a category, given the id, via a crafted request.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-10498"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-03-12T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "CSRF in admin/edit-category.php in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to edit a category, given the id, via a crafted request.",
  "id": "GHSA-vjcj-h7pj-5fx6",
  "modified": "2022-09-03T00:00:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:11:18Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10498"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb3#cross-site-request-forgery-when-editing-a-category-cve-2020-10498"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://antoniocannito.it/?p=343#csrf21"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

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.