Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Allowed

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Abstraction: Compound · Status: Stable

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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.

14160 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-6V55-H6M5-2352

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 15:30 – Updated: 2023-12-12 00:55
VLAI
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery in JFinalCMS via /admin/div/delete
Details

JFinalCMS v5.0.0 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/div/delete.

Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "com.jfinal:jfinal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "5.0.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-49382"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-12-12T00:55:23Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-05T15:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "JFinalCMS v5.0.0 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/div/delete.",
  "id": "GHSA-6v55-h6m5-2352",
  "modified": "2023-12-12T00:55:23Z",
  "published": "2023-12-05T15:30:38Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49382"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/cui2shark/cms/blob/main/CSRF%20exists%20at%20the%20deletion%20point%20of%20the%20custom%20table.md"
    }
  ],
  "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": "Cross-Site Request Forgery in JFinalCMS via /admin/div/delete"
}

GHSA-6V5W-89RF-XPH4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 23:37 – Updated: 2022-05-01 23:37
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Details

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in account-inbox.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.08 allow remote attackers to perform certain actions as other users, as demonstrated by sending messages.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-1172"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-03-06T00:44:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in account-inbox.php in TorrentTrader Classic 1.08 allow remote attackers to perform certain actions as other users, as demonstrated by sending messages.",
  "id": "GHSA-6v5w-89rf-xph4",
  "modified": "2022-05-01T23:37:21Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T23:37:21Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1172"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40981"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3713"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489039/100/0/threaded"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-6V74-VFVC-6FCX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 01:47 – Updated: 2022-05-14 01:47
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Details

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in CGI programs in Seeds acmailer before 3.8.17 and 3.9.x before 3.9.10 Beta allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify or delete data, as demonstrated by modifying data affecting authorization.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-3896"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-07-29T20:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in CGI programs in Seeds acmailer before 3.8.17 and 3.9.x before 3.9.10 Beta allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify or delete data, as demonstrated by modifying data affecting authorization.",
  "id": "GHSA-6v74-vfvc-6fcx",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T01:47:40Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:47:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3896"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN42511610/index.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000089"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.acmailer.jp/info/de.cgi?id=52"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-6V7F-GWP9-XJPM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-11-11 06:30 – Updated: 2025-11-11 06:30
VLAI
Details

The USB Qr Code Scanner For Woocommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-12588"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-11-11T04:15:47Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The USB Qr Code Scanner For Woocommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0. This is due to missing nonce validation on the settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin\u0027s settings via a forged request granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-6v7f-gwp9-xjpm",
  "modified": "2025-11-11T06:30:22Z",
  "published": "2025-11-11T06:30:22Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12588"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/usb-qr-code-scanner-for-woocommerce/tags/1.0.0/usb-qrcode-scanner-for-woocommerce.php#L149"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/usb-qr-code-scanner-for-woocommerce/tags/1.0.0/usb-qrcode-scanner-for-woocommerce.php#L410"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6e02d105-0f1e-479e-a537-7a7fdbbd7804?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-6V7P-5QCQ-268C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-07 22:06 – Updated: 2024-06-07 22:06
VLAI
Summary
Zend-Navigation vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Details

Many Zend Framework 2 view helpers were using the escapeHtml() view helper in order to escape HTML attributes, instead of the more appropriate escapeHtmlAttr(). In situations where user data and/or JavaScript is used to seed attributes, this can lead to potential cross site scripting (XSS) attack vectors.

Vulnerable view helpers include:

  • All Zend\Form view helpers.
  • Most Zend\Navigation (aka Zend\View\Helper\Navigation\*) view helpers.
  • All "HTML Element" view helpers: htmlFlash(), htmlPage(), htmlQuickTime().
  • Zend\View\Helper\Gravatar
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "zendframework/zend-navigation"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.2.7"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "zendframework/zend-navigation"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.3.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.3.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-06-07T22:06:01Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Many Zend Framework 2 view helpers were using the `escapeHtml()` view helper in order to escape HTML attributes, instead of the more appropriate `escapeHtmlAttr()`. In situations where user data and/or JavaScript is used to seed attributes, this can lead to potential cross site scripting (XSS) attack vectors.\n\nVulnerable view helpers include:\n\n- All `Zend\\Form` view helpers.\n- Most `Zend\\Navigation` (aka `Zend\\View\\Helper\\Navigation\\*`) view helpers.\n- All \"HTML Element\" view helpers: `htmlFlash()`, `htmlPage()`, `htmlQuickTime()`.\n- `Zend\\View\\Helper\\Gravatar`",
  "id": "GHSA-6v7p-5qcq-268c",
  "modified": "2024-06-07T22:06:01Z",
  "published": "2024-06-07T22:06:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-03"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/zendframework/zend-navigation/ZF2014-03.yaml"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/zendframework/zend-navigation"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Zend-Navigation vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting"
}

GHSA-6V94-WXF8-92QH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-11 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:54
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HasTheme WishSuite plugin <= 1.3.3 versions.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-23731"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-11T08:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HasTheme WishSuite plugin \u003c=\u00a01.3.3 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-6v94-wxf8-92qh",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T05:54:56Z",
  "published": "2023-07-11T09:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23731"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wishsuite/wordpress-wishsuite-wishlist-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-3-3-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-6VC4-VJ2V-QVWX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-12 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 06:02
VLAI
Details

The Slider Hero plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 8.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the qc_slider_hero_duplicate() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate slides via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-4424"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-07-12T07:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Slider Hero plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 8.2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the qc_slider_hero_duplicate() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to duplicate slides via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-6vc4-vj2v-qvwx",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T06:02:01Z",
  "published": "2023-07-12T09:30:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4424"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/25-wordpress-plugins-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/more-wordpress-plugins-and-themes-vulnerable-to-csrf-attacks"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2548890/slider-hero/trunk/qcld-slider-main.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e6d195cd-4df8-4926-b834-d695fc05f81d?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-6VF3-6GQ2-8CGV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-13 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:38
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in automatededitor.Com Automated Editor plugin <= 1.3 versions.

Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-45276"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-13T16:15:13Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in automatededitor.Com Automated Editor plugin \u003c=\u00a01.3 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-6vf3-6gq2-8cgv",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T08:38:14Z",
  "published": "2023-10-13T18:30:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45276"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/automated-editor/wordpress-automated-editor-plugin-1-3-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:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-6VJM-VJM7-C6GQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-30 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Imagely WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WordPress Gallery Plugin – NextGEN Gallery: from n/a through 3.37.

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-48328"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-11-30T16:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Imagely WordPress Gallery Plugin \u2013 NextGEN Gallery allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects WordPress Gallery Plugin \u2013 NextGEN Gallery: from n/a through 3.37.",
  "id": "GHSA-6vjm-vjm7-c6gq",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:15Z",
  "published": "2023-11-30T18:31:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48328"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/nextgen-gallery/wordpress-wordpress-gallery-plugin-nextgen-gallery-plugin-3-37-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-6VJR-J628-C63X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-12 06:30 – Updated: 2025-09-12 06:30
VLAI
Details

The Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
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-2025-9881"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-12T04:16:06Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Ultimate Blogroll plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-6vjr-j628-c63x",
  "modified": "2025-09-12T06:30:25Z",
  "published": "2025-09-12T06:30:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9881"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-blogroll/tags/2.5.2/gui/Linkpartner.php#L34"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/ultimate-blogroll"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e5d82cd5-42cc-412b-8026-53736680407d?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}
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.

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