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.
14165 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6J6V-F6CJ-WWMW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-10 12:01 – Updated: 2022-11-10 19:01DedeCMS v6.1.9 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) which allows attackers to arbitrarily add Administrator accounts and modify Admin passwords.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-43031"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-11-09T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "DedeCMS v6.1.9 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) which allows attackers to arbitrarily add Administrator accounts and modify Admin passwords.",
"id": "GHSA-6j6v-f6cj-wwmw",
"modified": "2022-11-10T19:01:10Z",
"published": "2022-11-10T12:01:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43031"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/cai-niao98/77a7aa934492c2d651b37b75243eda0b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/cai-niao98/Dedecmsv6"
}
],
"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-6J74-3J28-P2F4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-16 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:40Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Galaxy Weblinks Video Playlist For YouTube plugin <= 6.0 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45653"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-16T09:15:11Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Galaxy Weblinks Video Playlist For YouTube plugin \u003c=\u00a06.0 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-6j74-3j28-p2f4",
"modified": "2024-04-04T08:40:05Z",
"published": "2023-10-16T09:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45653"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/video-playlist-for-youtube/wordpress-video-playlist-for-youtube-plugin-6-0-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-6J84-M7WP-J9JM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jacques Malgrange Rencontre rencontre allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rencontre: from n/a through <= 3.13.7.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-67534"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T16:18:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Jacques Malgrange Rencontre rencontre allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rencontre: from n/a through \u003c= 3.13.7.",
"id": "GHSA-6j84-m7wp-j9jm",
"modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:11Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67534"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/rencontre/vulnerability/wordpress-rencontre-plugin-3-13-7-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/rencontre/vulnerability/wordpress-rencontre-plugin-3-13-7-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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6JC8-FXHQ-65RX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:35 – Updated: 2025-04-12 13:05Ruckus Wireless H500 web management interface CSRF
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-1000213"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2016-10-25T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Ruckus Wireless H500 web management interface CSRF",
"id": "GHSA-6jc8-fxhq-65rx",
"modified": "2025-04-12T13:05:45Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:35:51Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000213"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/ruckus-vulnerability"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://b910a83a1a1fa9c20d93-2435f2f08e773abe005b52170fce6d94.r84.cf2.rackcdn.com/security/faq-security-advisory-id-062117.txt"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6JCH-G84G-HPWX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-19 18:31 – Updated: 2025-12-19 18:31Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Turms Admin API thru v0.10.0-SNAPSHOT allows attackers to gain escalated privileges.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-66906"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-19T16:15:58Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Turms Admin API thru v0.10.0-SNAPSHOT allows attackers to gain escalated privileges.",
"id": "GHSA-6jch-g84g-hpwx",
"modified": "2025-12-19T18:31:18Z",
"published": "2025-12-19T18:31:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66906"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Xzzz111/public_cve_report/blob/main/CVE-2025-66906_report.md"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/turms-im/turms"
}
],
"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-6JFG-4PX6-V4C9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-04 18:30 – Updated: 2025-04-10 21:30There is a cross-site-request forgery vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS Versions 11.1 and below that may in some cases allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trick an authorized user into executing unwanted actions via a crafted form. The impact to Confidentiality and Integrity vectors is limited and of low severity.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-25692"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-04T18:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "There is a cross-site-request forgery vulnerability in Esri Portal for ArcGIS Versions 11.1 and below that may in some cases allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trick an authorized user into executing unwanted actions via a crafted form. The impact to Confidentiality and Integrity vectors is limited and of low severity.\u00a0",
"id": "GHSA-6jfg-4px6-v4c9",
"modified": "2025-04-10T21:30:46Z",
"published": "2024-04-04T18:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-25692"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/portal-for-arcgis-security-2024-update-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-enterprise/administration/portal-for-arcgis-security-2024-update-2"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-6JFM-PR7M-42G8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:53 – Updated: 2024-04-04 01:42The uninstall plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has CSRF to delete all tables via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=uninstall URI.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-9332"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-08-20T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The uninstall plugin before 1.2 for WordPress has CSRF to delete all tables via the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=uninstall URI.",
"id": "GHSA-6jfm-pr7m-42g8",
"modified": "2024-04-04T01:42:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:53:59Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9332"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/uninstall/#developers"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6JHG-GG85-9XXF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-28 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:24Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing nonce check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install plugins from the limited list via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-3977"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-28T05:15:11Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Several plugins for WordPress by Inisev are vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery to unauthorized installation of plugins due to a missing nonce check on the handle_installation function that is called via the inisev_installation AJAX aciton in various versions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to install plugins from the limited list via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-6jhg-gg85-9xxf",
"modified": "2024-04-04T06:24:56Z",
"published": "2023-07-28T06:30:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3977"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.7/includes/banner/misc.php#L427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/backup-backup/tags/1.2.8/includes/banner/misc.php#L434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.3.8/banner/misc.php#L426"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/copy-delete-posts/tags/1.4.0/banner/misc.php#L434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.6/banner/misc.php#L339"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/enhanced-text-widget/tags/1.5.7/banner/misc.php#L351"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect/tags/3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/http-https-remover/tags/3.2.3/banner/misc.php#L427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.1.9/modules/banner/misc.php#L427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/pop-up-pop-up/tags/1.2.0/modules/banner/misc.php#L432"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/redirect-redirection/tags/1.1.3/includes/banner/misc.php#L427"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.4/banner/misc.php#L343"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-posts-widget/tags/2.2.5/banner/misc.php#L351"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.0/banner/misc.php#L424"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-icons/tags/2.8.2/banner/misc.php#L434"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.7/banner/misc.php#L424"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.7/modules/banner/misc.php#L438"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-clone-by-wp-academy/tags/2.3.8/modules/banner/misc.php#L432"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2944041/ultimate-social-media-plus/tags/3.5.8/banner/misc.php?old=2823720\u0026old_path=ultimate-social-media-plus%2Ftags%2F3.5.7%2Fbanner%2Fmisc.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fcopy-delete-posts%2Ftags%2F1.3.8\u0026old=2923021\u0026new_path=%2Fcopy-delete-posts%2Ftags%2F1.3.9\u0026new=2923021\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=2823769%40http-https-remover%2Ftags%2F3.2.3\u0026new=2944114%40http-https-remover%2Ftags%2F3.2.4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=2823770%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect%2Ftags%2F3.7\u0026new=2944116%40feedburner-alternative-and-rss-redirect%2Ftags%2F3.8#file115"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab7c8926-c762-49b1-bc97-4b7a2f4f97fc?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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6JHM-W7QQ-9788
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-13 00:30 – Updated: 2023-11-16 18:30Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Whydonate Whydonate – FREE Donate button – Crowdfunding – Fundraising plugin <= 3.12.15 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-29238"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-12T22:15:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Whydonate Whydonate \u2013 FREE Donate button \u2013 Crowdfunding \u2013 Fundraising plugin \u003c=\u00a03.12.15 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-6jhm-w7qq-9788",
"modified": "2023-11-16T18:30:30Z",
"published": "2023-11-13T00:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29238"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-whydonate/wordpress-whydonate-plugin-3-12-13-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-6JJG-3949-4MR3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-02 09:30 – Updated: 2025-12-02 09:30The Photo Gallery by Ays plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.8. This is due to missing nonce verification on the bulk action functionality in the 'process_bulk_action()' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform bulk operations (delete, publish, or unpublish galleries) via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-13685"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-02T07:15:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Photo Gallery by Ays plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.8. This is due to missing nonce verification on the bulk action functionality in the \u0027process_bulk_action()\u0027 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform bulk operations (delete, publish, or unpublish galleries) via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-6jjg-3949-4mr3",
"modified": "2025-12-02T09:30:26Z",
"published": "2025-12-02T09:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13685"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-photo-gallery/tags/6.4.7/includes/lists/class-gallery-photo-gallery-list-table.php#L1060"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gallery-photo-gallery/trunk/includes/lists/class-gallery-photo-gallery-list-table.php#L1060"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3404625/gallery-photo-gallery/tags/6.4.9/includes/lists/class-gallery-photo-gallery-list-table.php?old=3402336\u0026old_path=gallery-photo-gallery%2Ftags%2F6.4.8%2Fincludes%2Flists%2Fclass-gallery-photo-gallery-list-table.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42a14820-710d-4149-9a8d-aa84479f0980?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:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
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.