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.
14228 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-575V-33Q9-FPGM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-12 06:33 – Updated: 2026-06-12 06:33Improper state verification in the OAuth implementation could allow an attacker to manipulate the authentication flow and cause a victim’s account to be linked to an attacker-controlled account. This can result in unauthorized account linking and potential account takeover.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-48612"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-12T04:17:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Improper state verification in the OAuth implementation could allow an attacker to manipulate the authentication flow and cause a victim\u2019s account to be linked to an attacker-controlled account. This can result in unauthorized account linking and potential account takeover.",
"id": "GHSA-575v-33q9-fpgm",
"modified": "2026-06-12T06:33:20Z",
"published": "2026-06-12T06:33:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48612"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2672170"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-576J-RCF9-73MM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-13 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-15 21:31DedeCMS v5.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /dede/freelist_main.php.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-28670"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-13T16:15:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "DedeCMS v5.7 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /dede/freelist_main.php.",
"id": "GHSA-576j-rcf9-73mm",
"modified": "2024-08-15T21:31:18Z",
"published": "2024-03-13T18:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28670"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/777erp/cms/blob/main/9.md"
}
],
"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-5777-JJ7P-MPQW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-12 18:31 – Updated: 2025-10-22 20:55Magento versions 2.4.9-alpha1, 2.4.8-p1, 2.4.7-p6, 2.4.6-p11, 2.4.5-p13, 2.4.4-p14 and earlier are affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A high-privileged attacker could trick a victim into executing unintended actions on a web application where the victim is authenticated, potentially allowing unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a malicious website or click on a crafted link. Scope is changed.
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"name": "magento/project-community-edition"
},
"ranges": [
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{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.0.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
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"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges": [
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},
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}
]
},
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"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
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},
{
"fixed": "2.4.8-p2"
}
],
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}
]
},
{
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"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.4.7-beta1"
},
{
"fixed": "2.4.7-p7"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "2.4.6-p1"
},
{
"fixed": "2.4.6-p12"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.4.5-p14"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.5"
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.6"
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.7"
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "magento/community-edition"
},
"versions": [
"2.4.8"
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-49555"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-10-22T20:55:35Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-12T18:15:29Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Magento versions 2.4.9-alpha1, 2.4.8-p1, 2.4.7-p6, 2.4.6-p11, 2.4.5-p13, 2.4.4-p14 and earlier are affected by a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. A high-privileged attacker could trick a victim into executing unintended actions on a web application where the victim is authenticated, potentially allowing unauthorized access or modification of sensitive data. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must visit a malicious website or click on a crafted link. Scope is changed.",
"id": "GHSA-5777-jj7p-mpqw",
"modified": "2025-10-22T20:55:35Z",
"published": "2025-08-12T18:31:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49555"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/magento/magento2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb25-71.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Magento Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability"
}
GHSA-577F-PJR8-G7HV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-18 06:35 – Updated: 2025-02-18 06:35The Option Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-13852"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-02-18T05:15:19Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Option Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in version 1.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the plugin_page() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.",
"id": "GHSA-577f-pjr8-g7hv",
"modified": "2025-02-18T06:35:39Z",
"published": "2025-02-18T06:35:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13852"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/option-editor/trunk/option-editor.php#L70"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/option-editor/#developers"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50adbe1d-9d79-4015-9e09-2166f97efc47?source=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-577G-8PRR-P86V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-10 00:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E4J s.R.L. VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS plugin <= 1.6.1 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32501"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-09T23:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in E4J s.R.L. VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine \u0026 PMS plugin \u003c=\u00a01.6.1 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-577g-8prr-p86v",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:06Z",
"published": "2023-11-10T00:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32501"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/vikbooking/vulnerability/wordpress-vikbooking-hotel-booking-engine-pms-plugin-1-6-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/vikbooking/wordpress-vikbooking-hotel-booking-engine-pms-plugin-1-6-1-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:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-577W-8F7X-722W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:37 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:37Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in esop/toolkit/profile/regData.do in Bravo Tejari Procurement Portal allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of application users for requests that modify their personal data by leveraging lack of anti-CSRF tokens.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-7216"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-02-18T06:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in esop/toolkit/profile/regData.do in Bravo Tejari Procurement Portal allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of application users for requests that modify their personal data by leveraging lack of anti-CSRF tokens.",
"id": "GHSA-577w-8f7x-722w",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:37:10Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:37:10Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7216"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146409/Tejari-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44256"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541782/30/0/threaded"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/44"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-578W-FVQ5-3WC2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-21 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Frédéric GILLES FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce, Frédéric GILLES FG Drupal to WordPress, Frédéric GILLES FG Joomla to WordPress.This issue affects FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.44.3; FG Drupal to WordPress: from n/a through 3.67.0; FG Joomla to WordPress: from n/a through 4.15.0.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-24837"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-21T08:15:46Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric GILLES FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric GILLES FG Drupal to WordPress, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric GILLES FG Joomla to WordPress.This issue affects FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce: from n/a through 4.44.3; FG Drupal to WordPress: from n/a through 3.67.0; FG Joomla to WordPress: from n/a through 4.15.0.",
"id": "GHSA-578w-fvq5-3wc2",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:59Z",
"published": "2024-02-21T09:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24837"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/fg-drupal-to-wp/wordpress-fg-drupal-to-wordpress-plugin-3-67-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/fg-joomla-to-wordpress/wordpress-fg-joomla-to-wordpress-plugin-4-15-0-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/fg-prestashop-to-woocommerce/wordpress-fg-prestashop-to-woocommerce-plugin-4-44-3-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-579F-RM77-FPX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:05 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:05Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the file manager service (Services/FileService.ashx) in mojoPortal 2.3.4.3 and 2.3.5.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that rename arbitrary files, as demonstrated by causing the user.config file to be moved, leading to a denial of service (service stop) and possibly the exposure of sensitive information.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2010-3603"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2010-09-24T21:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the file manager service (Services/FileService.ashx) in mojoPortal 2.3.4.3 and 2.3.5.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that rename arbitrary files, as demonstrated by causing the user.config file to be moved, leading to a denial of service (service stop) and possibly the exposure of sensitive information.",
"id": "GHSA-579f-rm77-fpx9",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:05:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:05:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3603"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/61834"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/68060"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-advisories/moaub16-mojoportal.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/moaub-mojoportal.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15018"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.mojoportal.com/mojoportal-2352-released.aspx"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-57C2-2X5J-8GPQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-15 21:31 – Updated: 2025-05-16 21:32The WP-PManager WordPress plugin through 1.2 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
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-2247"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-15T20:16:05Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The WP-PManager WordPress plugin through 1.2 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-57c2-2x5j-8gpq",
"modified": "2025-05-16T21:32:11Z",
"published": "2025-05-15T21:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2247"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3974c5c3-887e-46bd-aad7-4f3169bff6de"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-57CR-RQ3F-PPMX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-20 18:30 – Updated: 2024-09-25 17:43Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "modoboa"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.2.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-5690"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-10-20T23:03:16Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-20T17:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.2.2.",
"id": "GHSA-57cr-rq3f-ppmx",
"modified": "2024-09-25T17:43:28Z",
"published": "2023-10-20T18:30:58Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5690"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa/commit/23e4c25511c66c0548da001236f47e19e3f9e4d9"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/modoboa/modoboa"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/modoboa/PYSEC-2023-217.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/980c75a5-d978-4b0e-9bcc-2b2682c97e01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "modoboa Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability"
}
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.