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.
14161 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6XVX-6CWV-53HW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-03-22 15:31 – Updated: 2025-02-10 21:31A cross-site request forgery vulnerability has been identified in LoadMaster. It is possible for a malicious actor, who has prior knowledge of the IP or hostname of a specific LoadMaster, to direct an authenticated LoadMaster administrator to a third-party site. In such a scenario, the CSRF payload hosted on the malicious site would execute HTTP transactions on behalf of the LoadMaster administrator.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-03-22T14:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "A cross-site request forgery vulnerability has been identified in LoadMaster.\u00a0 It is possible for a malicious actor, who has prior knowledge of the IP or hostname of a specific LoadMaster, to direct an authenticated LoadMaster administrator to a third-party site. In such a scenario, the CSRF payload hosted on the malicious site would execute HTTP transactions on behalf of the LoadMaster administrator.",
"id": "GHSA-6xvx-6cwv-53hw",
"modified": "2025-02-10T21:31:27Z",
"published": "2024-03-22T15:31:06Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2449"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://progress.com/loadmaster"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/25119767150477-LoadMaster-Security-Vulnerabilities-CVE-2024-2448-and-CVE-2024-2449"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-6XW3-CPQJ-8MXR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-01 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-25 20:57ThinkCMF version 6.0.7 is affected by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows a Super Administrator user to be injected into administrative users.
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"github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-25T20:57:09Z",
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"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "ThinkCMF version 6.0.7 is affected by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows a Super Administrator user to be injected into administrative users.",
"id": "GHSA-6xw3-cpqj-8mxr",
"modified": "2024-04-25T20:57:09Z",
"published": "2022-12-01T06:30:26Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40489"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf/issues/736"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf/commit/321faa20865e74540e5f0a63e4c3f4ea75093d59"
},
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"url": "https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf/commit/b61636134aa57d4693967f35772200c779099740"
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/thinkcmf/thinkcmf"
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"summary": "ThinkCMF Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability"
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GHSA-6XWP-836R-MC2G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-07 12:31 – Updated: 2026-01-07 12:31The xShare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the 'xshare_plugin_reset()' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin's settings 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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"CVE-2025-13527"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-07T12:16:48Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The xShare plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the \u0027xshare_plugin_reset()\u0027 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset the plugin\u0027s settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-6xwp-836r-mc2g",
"modified": "2026-01-07T12:31:20Z",
"published": "2026-01-07T12:31:20Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xshare/tags/1.0.1/index.php#L50"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xshare/trunk/index.php#L50"
},
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d6006ffe-e2db-477f-8a9f-c0cf0434086b?source=cve"
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GHSA-6XX3-7C4W-V79G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-15 00:00 – Updated: 2021-12-16 00:02glFusion CMS 1.7.9 is affected by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in /public_html/admin/plugins/bad_behavior2/blacklist.php. Using the CSRF vulnerability to trick the administrator to click, an attacker can add a blacklist.
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"CVE-2021-44942"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-12-14T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "glFusion CMS 1.7.9 is affected by a Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in /public_html/admin/plugins/bad_behavior2/blacklist.php. Using the CSRF vulnerability to trick the administrator to click, an attacker can add a blacklist.",
"id": "GHSA-6xx3-7c4w-v79g",
"modified": "2021-12-16T00:02:23Z",
"published": "2021-12-15T00:00:39Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44942"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/glFusion/glfusion/issues/486"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
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GHSA-6XXF-QX2X-9VH3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-28 12:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in nertworks NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools: from n/a through 1.26.
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in nertworks NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects NertWorks All in One Social Share Tools: from n/a through 1.26.",
"id": "GHSA-6xxf-qx2x-9vh3",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:12Z",
"published": "2025-03-28T12:31:37Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nertworks-all-in-one-social-share-tools/vulnerability/wordpress-nertworks-all-in-one-social-share-tools-1-26-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-6XXM-JX55-R734
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-27 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PressMaximum Currency Switcher for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Currency Switcher for WooCommerce: from n/a through 0.0.7.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-27T11:15:46Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PressMaximum Currency Switcher for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Currency Switcher for WooCommerce: from n/a through 0.0.7.",
"id": "GHSA-6xxm-jx55-r734",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:08Z",
"published": "2025-03-27T12:30:39Z",
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30857"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/currency-switcher-for-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-currency-switcher-for-woocommerce-plugin-0-0-7-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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GHSA-6XXR-648M-GCH6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-10 21:53 – Updated: 2023-07-10 21:53Impact
The REST API allows executing all actions via POST requests and accepts text/plain, multipart/form-data or application/www-form-urlencoded as content types which can be sent via regular HTML forms, thus allowing cross-site request forgery. With the interaction of a user with programming rights, this allows remote code execution through script macros and thus impacts the integrity, availability and confidentiality of the whole XWiki installation.
For regular cookie-based authentication, the vulnerability is mitigated by SameSite cookie restrictions but as of March 2023, these are not enabled by default in Firefox and Safari.
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.8 and 15.2 by requiring a CSRF token header for certain request types that are susceptible to CSRF attacks.
Workarounds
It is possible to check for the Origin header in a reverse proxy to protect the REST endpoint from CSRF attacks, see the Jira issue for an example configuration.
References
- https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20135
- https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4c175405faa0e62437df397811c7526dfc0fbae7
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"details": "### Impact\n\nThe REST API allows executing all actions via POST requests and accepts `text/plain`, `multipart/form-data` or `application/www-form-urlencoded` as content types which can be sent via regular HTML forms, thus allowing cross-site request forgery. With the interaction of a user with programming rights, this allows remote code execution through script macros and thus impacts the integrity, availability and confidentiality of the whole XWiki installation.\n\nFor regular cookie-based authentication, the vulnerability is mitigated by SameSite cookie restrictions but as of March 2023, these are not enabled by default in Firefox and Safari.\n\n### Patches\nThe vulnerability has been patched in XWiki 14.10.8 and 15.2 by requiring a CSRF token header for certain request types that are susceptible to CSRF attacks.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nIt is possible to check for the `Origin` header in a reverse proxy to protect the REST endpoint from CSRF attacks, see [the Jira issue](https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20135) for an example configuration.\n\n### References\n\n* https://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-20135\n* https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4c175405faa0e62437df397811c7526dfc0fbae7\n",
"id": "GHSA-6xxr-648m-gch6",
"modified": "2023-07-10T21:53:12Z",
"published": "2023-07-10T21:53:12Z",
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"url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6xxr-648m-gch6"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37277"
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"url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/4c175405faa0e62437df397811c7526dfc0fbae7"
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"url": "https://github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform"
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"summary": "XWiki Platform vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) via the REST API"
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GHSA-7222-R37X-8Q3M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-16 12:30 – Updated: 2025-04-07 19:47Two legacy REST API endpoints for approval and request access are vulnerable to cross site request forgery. This issue affects Apache Superset version 1.5.2 and prior versions and version 2.0.0.
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"name": "apache-superset"
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-43719"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-01-20T16:25:28Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-16T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Two legacy REST API endpoints for approval and request access are vulnerable to cross site request forgery. This issue affects Apache Superset version 1.5.2 and prior versions and version 2.0.0.",
"id": "GHSA-7222-r37x-8q3m",
"modified": "2025-04-07T19:47:56Z",
"published": "2023-01-16T12:30:18Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43719"
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/apache/superset"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/xc309h2dphrkg33154djf3nqlh2xc1c0"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Apache Superset vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via legacy REST API endpoints"
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GHSA-7236-9J44-CF2F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-10 00:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin <= 3.7.1 versions.
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-09T22:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ShortPixel ShortPixel Adaptive Images \u2013 WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization plugin \u003c=\u00a03.7.1 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-7236-9j44-cf2f",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:05Z",
"published": "2023-11-10T00:30:26Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32512"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/shortpixel-adaptive-images/vulnerability/wordpress-shortpixel-adaptive-images-webp-avif-cdn-image-optimization-plugin-3-7-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/shortpixel-adaptive-images/wordpress-shortpixel-adaptive-images-webp-avif-cdn-image-optimization-plugin-3-7-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
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}
GHSA-7245-82PF-V6F6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-29 06:30 – Updated: 2025-08-29 06:30The Ultimate Tag Warrior Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import tags granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-29T05:15:32Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "The Ultimate Tag Warrior Importer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import tags granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-7245-82pf-v6f6",
"modified": "2025-08-29T06:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-08-29T06:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9374"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/utw-importer"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/218d0d28-16db-4d9c-b643-6cc2edfc74e2?source=cve"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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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.