CWE-352
AllowedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Abstraction: Compound · Status: Stable
The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor.
14228 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-R3XP-PQGC-3WVF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-24 09:30 – Updated: 2026-06-24 09:30The Blue Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the main admin panel (blcap_main_page) and on the Hall of Shame and Log subpages, which accept a 'blcap_action' / 'action' parameter from $_REQUEST and perform destructive operations (plugin uninstall via blcap_uninstall(), log deletion via blcap_delete_logs(), Hall of Shame deletion via blcap_delete_ip_db(), and adding IPs to the banned list via update_option('blcap_settings')) with no wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or check_ajax_referer() calls anywhere in the codebase. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to uninstall the plugin, delete audit logs, remove Hall of Shame entries, and add arbitrary IP addresses to the block list 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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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-10552"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-24T07:16:25Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Blue Captcha plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to and including 2.0.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the main admin panel (blcap_main_page) and on the Hall of Shame and Log subpages, which accept a \u0027blcap_action\u0027 / \u0027action\u0027 parameter from $_REQUEST and perform destructive operations (plugin uninstall via blcap_uninstall(), log deletion via blcap_delete_logs(), Hall of Shame deletion via blcap_delete_ip_db(), and adding IPs to the banned list via update_option(\u0027blcap_settings\u0027)) with no wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or check_ajax_referer() calls anywhere in the codebase. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to uninstall the plugin, delete audit logs, remove Hall of Shame entries, and add arbitrary IP addresses to the block list via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-r3xp-pqgc-3wvf",
"modified": "2026-06-24T09:30:44Z",
"published": "2026-06-24T09:30:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10552"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blue-captcha/tags/2.0.1/bluecaptcha.php#L220"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blue-captcha/tags/2.0.1/bluecaptcha.php#L221"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blue-captcha/tags/2.0.1/bluehos.php#L51"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blue-captcha/tags/2.0.1/bluehos.php#L91"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/blue-captcha/tags/2.0.1/bluelog.php#L62"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/793072e9-250b-4a2c-819f-aa7e1dc7d4d6?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-R42C-3RR2-JRFP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-21 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-23 22:58Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below does not validate a CSRF token before processing requests to /dashboard/extend/install/download/. The download() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/extend/install.php checks only the canInstallPackages() permission before fetching a remote marketplace package and writing it to the server's DIR_PACKAGES directory. Because the endpoint is a state-changing GET route with no token enforcement, an attacker who can cause an authenticated administrator to visit a crafted page can force an arbitrary marketplace package to be downloaded. In order to be vulnerable, the victim must be passing canInstallPackages() and the site must be connected to the Concrete marketplace. Concrete CMS thanks https://github.com/maru1009 for reporting this issue.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "concrete5/concrete5"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "9.5.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-8140"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-06-23T22:58:55Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-21T21:16:33Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Concrete CMS 9.5.0 and below does not validate a CSRF token before processing requests to /dashboard/extend/install/download/\u003cremoteId\u003e. The download() method in concrete/controllers/single_page/dashboard/extend/install.php checks only the canInstallPackages() permission before fetching a remote marketplace package and writing it to the server\u0027s DIR_PACKAGES directory. Because the endpoint is a state-changing GET route with no token enforcement, an attacker who can cause an authenticated administrator to visit a crafted page can force an arbitrary marketplace package to be downloaded. In order to be vulnerable, the victim must be passing canInstallPackages() and the site must be connected to the Concrete marketplace.\u00a0Concrete CMS thanks\u00a0https://github.com/maru1009 \u00a0for reporting this issue.",
"id": "GHSA-r42c-3rr2-jrfp",
"modified": "2026-06-23T22:58:55Z",
"published": "2026-05-21T21:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8140"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://documentation.concretecms.org/9-x/developers/introduction/version-history/951-release-notes"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/concretecms/concretecms"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Concrete CMS is Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery"
}
GHSA-R438-VRGG-C983
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-09 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:32The Action Network plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-12394"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352",
"CWE-79"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-09T11:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Action Network plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to 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-r438-vrgg-c983",
"modified": "2026-04-08T21:32:58Z",
"published": "2025-01-09T12:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12394"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3391261%40wp-action-network\u0026new=3391261%40wp-action-network\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-action-network/#developers"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c90dadc9-0109-4ebd-8135-3efd26682ad9?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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R45Q-P466-5GHH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-05 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NitroPack Inc. NitroPack – Cache & Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Defer CSS & JavaScript, Lazy load Images.This issue affects NitroPack – Cache & Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Defer CSS & JavaScript, Lazy load Images: from n/a through 1.10.2.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52121"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-05T10:15:13Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NitroPack Inc. NitroPack \u2013 Cache \u0026 Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Defer CSS \u0026 JavaScript, Lazy load Images.This issue affects NitroPack \u2013 Cache \u0026 Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Defer CSS \u0026 JavaScript, Lazy load Images: from n/a through 1.10.2.",
"id": "GHSA-r45q-p466-5ghh",
"modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:45Z",
"published": "2024-01-05T12:30:25Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52121"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/nitropack/wordpress-nitropack-plugin-1-10-2-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-R464-5GC2-5FCC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:41 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:41Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add user accounts.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2012-4877"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-09-06T21:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in controlcenter.php in FlatnuX CMS 2011 08.09.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that add user accounts.",
"id": "GHSA-r464-5gc2-5fcc",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:41:05Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:41:05Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4877"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74567"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://osvdb.org/80878"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111473/Flatnux-CMS-2011-08.09.2-CSRF-XSS-Directory-Traversal.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/48656"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52846"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=487"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-R47Q-HVHR-7CX6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-11 09:30 – Updated: 2026-02-11 09:30The MMA Call Tracking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.15. This is due to missing nonce validation when saving plugin configuration on the mma_call_tracking_menu admin page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify call tracking configuration settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-1215"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-11T09:15:51Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The MMA Call Tracking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.15. This is due to missing nonce validation when saving plugin configuration on the `mma_call_tracking_menu` admin page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify call tracking configuration settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-r47q-hvhr-7cx6",
"modified": "2026-02-11T09:30:18Z",
"published": "2026-02-11T09:30:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1215"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mma-call-tracking/tags/2.3.15/mma_call_tracking.php#L61"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mma-call-tracking/tags/2.3.15/mma_call_tracking.php#L967"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mma-call-tracking/trunk/mma_call_tracking.php#L61"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mma-call-tracking/trunk/mma_call_tracking.php#L967"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5689bd2b-1518-4b3b-81a3-cc92575f6c1f?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-R487-G863-PM8X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-03 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-10 00:00The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0952"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352",
"CWE-862"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-02T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The Sitemap by click5 WordPress plugin before 1.0.36 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating options via a REST endpoint, and does not ensure that the option to be updated belongs to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could change arbitrary blog options, such as the users_can_register and default_role, allowing them to create a new admin account and take over the blog.",
"id": "GHSA-r487-g863-pm8x",
"modified": "2022-05-10T00:00:30Z",
"published": "2022-05-03T00:00:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0952"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0f694961-afab-44f9-846c-e80a0f6c768b"
}
],
"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-R48Q-9G76-WF99
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-17 06:30 – Updated: 2025-05-17 06:30The Audio Comments Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'audio-comments/audior-settings.php' page. 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.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-4189"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-17T04:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Audio Comments Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.4. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the \u0027audio-comments/audior-settings.php\u0027 page. 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-r48q-9g76-wf99",
"modified": "2025-05-17T06:30:27Z",
"published": "2025-05-17T06:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4189"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/audio-comments/trunk/audior-settings.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/89b12c36-e115-4f67-86e6-647dfc9fd25b?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"
}
]
}
GHSA-R4FW-JPJQ-4WQF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-03-13 12:30 – Updated: 2023-03-16 18:30Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Joseph C Dolson My Tickets plugin <= 1.9.10 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-47440"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-03-13T10:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Joseph C Dolson My Tickets plugin \u003c= 1.9.10 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-r4fw-jpjq-4wqf",
"modified": "2023-03-16T18:30:29Z",
"published": "2023-03-13T12:30:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47440"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/my-tickets/wordpress-my-tickets-plugin-1-9-10-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-R4G2-P48X-7V4Q
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-05 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:36Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPKube Authors List allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Authors List: from n/a through 2.0.6.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-58792"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-09-05T14:15:47Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WPKube Authors List allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects Authors List: from n/a through 2.0.6.1.",
"id": "GHSA-r4g2-p48x-7v4q",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:36:04Z",
"published": "2025-09-05T15:31:07Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58792"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/authors-list/vulnerability/wordpress-authors-list-plugin-2-0-6-1-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C: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.