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.
14168 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-77WW-FVVH-5297
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-10 06:31 – Updated: 2026-07-10 06:31The Salon Booking System – Free Version plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 10.30.32. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the setCustomText function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into the web-accessible translate-constants.php file within the plugin directory, enabling remote code execution on the server via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. sanitize_text_field() is applied to the POST 'value' parameter but does not neutralize the characters — single quotes, parentheses, semicolons, $, and [] — required to break out of the PHP string literal into which the value is interpolated before being written to disk via file_put_contents().
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"details": "The Salon Booking System \u2013 Free Version plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 10.30.32. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the setCustomText function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into the web-accessible translate-constants.php file within the plugin directory, enabling remote code execution on the server via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. sanitize_text_field() is applied to the POST \u0027value\u0027 parameter but does not neutralize the characters \u2014 single quotes, parentheses, semicolons, $, and [] \u2014 required to break out of the PHP string literal into which the value is interpolated before being written to disk via file_put_contents().",
"id": "GHSA-77ww-fvvh-5297",
"modified": "2026-07-10T06:31:20Z",
"published": "2026-07-10T06:31:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15070"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/tags/10.30.32/src/SLN/Action/Ajax/SetCustomText.php#L17"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/tags/10.30.32/src/SLN/Action/Init.php#L628"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/tags/10.30.32/src/SLN/Plugin.php#L407"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/salon-booking-system/tags/10.30.32/src/SLN/Settings.php#L335"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=\u0026old=3600791%40salon-booking-system\u0026new=3600791%40salon-booking-system"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/301ad19a-f99c-45c8-83a7-d74e1a260556?source=cve"
}
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"severity": [
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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"
}
]
}
GHSA-77WX-FJCV-PVPJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-02 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Alain Diart for les-sushi-codeurs.fr & Eric Ambrosi for regart.net Silverlight Video Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Silverlight Video Player: from n/a through 1.0.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-53713"
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"CWE-352"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-02T14:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Alain Diart for les-sushi-codeurs.fr \u0026 Eric Ambrosi for regart.net Silverlight Video Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Silverlight Video Player: from n/a through 1.0.",
"id": "GHSA-77wx-fjcv-pvpj",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:38Z",
"published": "2024-12-02T15:31:39Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53713"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/smooth-streaming-player/vulnerability/wordpress-silverlight-video-player-plugin-1-0-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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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"
}
]
}
GHSA-77X9-GPJP-4V62
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-21 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-27 00:00Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin <= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress allows attackers to upload files. File attachment to messages must be activated.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-29454"
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"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-20T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPlus Better Messages plugin \u003c= 1.9.9.148 at WordPress allows attackers to upload files. File attachment to messages must be activated.",
"id": "GHSA-77x9-gpjp-4v62",
"modified": "2022-07-27T00:00:47Z",
"published": "2022-07-21T00:00:25Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29454"
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"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/bp-better-messages/wordpress-better-messages-plugin-1-9-9-148-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability"
},
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"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/#developers"
}
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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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]
}
GHSA-7835-39WM-QXQW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-01 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:19The Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_single_term() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save terms 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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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-36740"
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-01T05:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "The Radio Buttons for Taxonomies plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 2.0.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_single_term() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to save terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-7835-39wm-qxqw",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:19:45Z",
"published": "2023-07-01T06:30:15Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36740"
},
{
"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"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-3"
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"url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-4"
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"url": "https://blog.nintechnet.com/multiple-wordpress-plugins-fixed-csrf-vulnerabilities-part-5"
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"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=2368215%40radio-buttons-for-taxonomies\u0026new=2368215%40radio-buttons-for-taxonomies\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
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"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26a246c3-cf67-4566-b1e8-dc14c3c5c827?source=cve"
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"severity": [
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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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]
}
GHSA-7835-FCV3-G256
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 15:42 – Updated: 2025-05-21 14:16Problem
A vulnerability has been identified in the backend user interface functionality involving deep links. Specifically, this functionality is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Additionally, state-changing actions in downstream components incorrectly accepted submissions via HTTP GET and did not enforce the appropriate HTTP method.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim to have an active session on the backend user interface and to be deceived into interacting with a malicious URL targeting the backend, which can occur under the following conditions:
- the user opens a malicious link, such as one sent via email.
- the user visits a compromised or manipulated website while the following settings are misconfigured:
security.backend.enforceReferrerfeature is disabled,BE/cookieSameSiteconfiguration is set tolaxornone
The vulnerability in the affected downstream component “Scheduler Module” allows attackers to trigger pre-defined command classes - which can lead to unauthorized import or export of data in the worst case.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 11.5.42 ELTS that fixes the problem described.
Credits
Thanks to Gabriel Dimitrov who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core and security members Benjamin Franzke, Oliver Hader, Andreas Kienast, Torben Hansen, Elias Häußler who fixed the issue.
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"details": "### Problem\nA vulnerability has been identified in the backend user interface functionality involving deep links. Specifically, this functionality is susceptible to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Additionally, state-changing actions in downstream components incorrectly accepted submissions via HTTP GET and did not enforce the appropriate HTTP method.\n\nSuccessful exploitation of this vulnerability requires the victim to have an active session on the backend user interface and to be deceived into interacting with a malicious URL targeting the backend, which can occur under the following conditions:\n\n* the user opens a malicious link, such as one sent via email.\n* the user visits a compromised or manipulated website while the following settings are misconfigured:\n + `security.backend.enforceReferrer` feature is disabled,\n + `BE/cookieSameSite` configuration is set to `lax` or `none`\n\nThe vulnerability in the affected downstream component \u201cScheduler Module\u201d allows attackers to trigger pre-defined command classes - which can lead to unauthorized import or export of data in the worst case.\n\n### Solution\nUpdate to TYPO3 versions 11.5.42 ELTS that fixes the problem described.\n\n### Credits\nThanks to Gabriel Dimitrov who reported this issue and to TYPO3 core and security members Benjamin Franzke, Oliver Hader, Andreas Kienast, Torben Hansen, Elias H\u00e4u\u00dfler who fixed the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-7835-fcv3-g256",
"modified": "2025-05-21T14:16:29Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T15:42:12Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-7835-fcv3-g256"
},
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55924"
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"url": "https://github.com/TYPO3-CMS/scheduler"
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"url": "https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2025-009"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "TYPO3 Scheduler Module vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery"
}
GHSA-7842-GCXF-CMG8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 02:00 – Updated: 2022-05-17 02:00Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in _ah/admin/interactive/execute (aka the Interactive Console) in the SDK Console (aka Admin Console) in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary Python code via the code parameter.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2011-1364"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2011-10-30T19:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in _ah/admin/interactive/execute (aka the Interactive Console) in the SDK Console (aka Admin Console) in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary Python code via the code parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-7842-gcxf-cmg8",
"modified": "2022-05-17T02:00:44Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T02:00:44Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1364"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69958"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdf"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotes"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50075"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-784W-4Q35-257W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:36 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:36A CSRF protection bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an attacker to get a victim's browser to send a specifically encoded request without requiring a valid CSRF token.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-8461"
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"CWE-352"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-17T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A CSRF protection bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Virtual Appliance 6.5 SP2 could allow an attacker to get a victim\u0027s browser to send a specifically encoded request without requiring a valid CSRF token.",
"id": "GHSA-784w-4q35-257w",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:36:47Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:36:47Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8461"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://sec-consult.com/vulnerability-lab/advisory/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-trend-micro-interscan-web-security-virtual-appliance"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/000283077"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-7859-HQ37-WVR5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:14 – Updated: 2025-04-12 12:54Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Elasticsearch Kibana before 4.1.3 and 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-8131"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-12-07T20:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Elasticsearch Kibana before 4.1.3 and 4.2.x before 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-7859-hq37-wvr5",
"modified": "2025-04-12T12:54:27Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:14:31Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8131"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536935/100/0/threaded"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-7866-H58C-6Q8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-10 09:31 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:27Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nikunj Soni Easy WP Cleaner plugin <= 1.9 versions.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-41697"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-10T08:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nikunj Soni Easy WP Cleaner plugin \u003c=\u00a01.9 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-7866-h58c-6q8p",
"modified": "2024-04-04T08:27:14Z",
"published": "2023-10-10T09:31:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41697"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/easy-wp-cleaner/wordpress-easy-wp-cleaner-plugin-1-9-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-7883-QJPH-588G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-27 15:30 – Updated: 2024-08-01 15:31idccms v1.35 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component /admin/ipRecord_deal.php?mudi=add.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-39155"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-06-27T14:15:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "idccms v1.35 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) via the component /admin/ipRecord_deal.php?mudi=add.",
"id": "GHSA-7883-qjph-588g",
"modified": "2024-08-01T15:31:51Z",
"published": "2024-06-27T15:30:45Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39155"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Thirtypenny77/cms2/blob/main/56/csrf.md"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L",
"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.