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.
14186 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-V8W8-P4P3-G24W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-24 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpwox Custom Script Integration allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Custom Script Integration: from n/a through 2.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-30564"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-24T14:15:28Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in wpwox Custom Script Integration allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Custom Script Integration: from n/a through 2.1.",
"id": "GHSA-v8w8-p4p3-g24w",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:00Z",
"published": "2025-03-24T15:30:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30564"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/custom-script-integration/vulnerability/wordpress-custom-script-integration-2-1-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:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V8XC-MJ82-RC3F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:30 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:30Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the OPAC module before 7.x-2.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that remove a mapping via unknown vectors.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-3343"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-04-21T16:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the OPAC module before 7.x-2.3 for Drupal allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that remove a mapping via unknown vectors.",
"id": "GHSA-v8xc-mj82-rc3f",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:30:22Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:30:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3343"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.drupal.org/node/2402393"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.drupal.org/node/2403313"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/6"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72630"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V8XG-3GV8-M4WC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-22 06:31 – Updated: 2026-05-22 06:31The Alfie – Feed Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the alfie_manage() function which handles feed deletion via the 'delete' GET parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary plugin feed data (from alfie_colindex, alfie_producten, alfie_reactions, and alfie_searchproduct tables) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4070"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-22T05:16:27Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Alfie \u2013 Feed Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing nonce validation on the alfie_manage() function which handles feed deletion via the \u0027delete\u0027 GET parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary plugin feed data (from alfie_colindex, alfie_producten, alfie_reactions, and alfie_searchproduct tables) via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-v8xg-3gv8-m4wc",
"modified": "2026-05-22T06:31:38Z",
"published": "2026-05-22T06:31:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4070"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alfie-the-productfeedtool-wp-plugin/tags/1.2.1/include/alfie-manage.php#L58"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alfie-the-productfeedtool-wp-plugin/tags/1.2.1/include/alfie-manage.php#L60"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alfie-the-productfeedtool-wp-plugin/trunk/include/alfie-manage.php#L58"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alfie-the-productfeedtool-wp-plugin/trunk/include/alfie-manage.php#L60"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/af36719a-8f7d-46dc-a697-cfcbb08e45e2?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-V8XM-RJFR-CFHM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-19 03:30 – Updated: 2025-07-19 03:30The Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'avishi-wp-paypal-payment-button/index.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.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-7669"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-19T03:15:23Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Avishi WP PayPal Payment Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the \u0027avishi-wp-paypal-payment-button/index.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-v8xm-rjfr-cfhm",
"modified": "2025-07-19T03:30:20Z",
"published": "2025-07-19T03:30:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7669"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/avishi-wp-paypal-payment-button/trunk/index.php"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/avishi-wp-paypal-payment-button"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8416b394-28ae-41de-8784-2ae39f4d201f?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-V8XP-PP2F-88GH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-01 00:34 – Updated: 2026-07-01 15:35Inappropriate implementation in SVG in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-14016"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-30T23:17:14Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Inappropriate implementation in SVG in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)",
"id": "GHSA-v8xp-pp2f-88gh",
"modified": "2026-07-01T15:35:07Z",
"published": "2026-07-01T00:34:08Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14016"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517234388"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V8XR-94GX-8PCP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 01:51 – Updated: 2022-05-17 01:51Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in e107_admin/users_extended.php in e107 before 0.7.26 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the user_include parameter.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2011-4947"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2012-08-31T22:55:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in e107_admin/users_extended.php in e107 before 0.7.26 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that insert cross-site scripting (XSS) sequences via the user_include parameter.",
"id": "GHSA-v8xr-94gx-8pcp",
"modified": "2022-05-17T01:51:17Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T01:51:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4947"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/68062"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_e107_1.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://e107.org/svn_changelog.php?version=0.7.26"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://e107.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/e107/trunk/e107_0.7/e107_admin/users_extended.php?r1=12225\u0026r2=12306"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/29/3"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-V93C-V766-HW94
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-31 06:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:18The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'admin_page_display' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, modify or delete Directory Kit related posts and terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Partial patches were made avilable in versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 but the issue was not fully patched until 1.2.2
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-2279"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-31T06:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The WP Directory Kit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 1.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the \u0027admin_page_display\u0027 function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete or change plugin settings, import demo data, modify or delete Directory Kit related posts and terms via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. Partial patches were made avilable in versions 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 but the issue was not fully patched until 1.2.2",
"id": "GHSA-v93c-v766-hw94",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:18:27Z",
"published": "2023-08-31T06:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2279"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpdirectorykit/tags/1.1.8/admin/class-wpdirectorykit-admin.php#L170"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026new=2905795%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk\u0026old=2905046%40wpdirectorykit%2Ftrunk\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8a7a6da3-d67c-42b3-8826-7e7fc9b938b4?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:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-V93V-JP43-27HM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-07 21:30 – Updated: 2023-11-07 21:30The Amazonify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the amazonifyOptionsPage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins settings, including the Amazon Tracking ID, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-5818"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-07T20:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Amazonify plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.8.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the amazonifyOptionsPage() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugins settings, including the Amazon Tracking ID, via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-v93v-jp43-27hm",
"modified": "2023-11-07T21:30:24Z",
"published": "2023-11-07T21:30:24Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5818"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/amazonify/trunk/amazonify.php#L142"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/33f3c466-bdeb-402f-bf34-bc703f35e1e2?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-V95J-RFX2-J67M
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-19 09:30 – Updated: 2026-03-19 09:30The Add Custom Fields to Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the field deletion functionality in the admin display template. The plugin properly validates a nonce for the 'add field' operation (line 24-36), but the 'delete field' operation (lines 38-49) processes the $_GET['delete'] parameter and calls update_option() without any nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary custom media fields via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-4068"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-19T07:16:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Add Custom Fields to Media plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3. This is due to missing nonce validation on the field deletion functionality in the admin display template. The plugin properly validates a nonce for the \u0027add field\u0027 operation (line 24-36), but the \u0027delete field\u0027 operation (lines 38-49) processes the $_GET[\u0027delete\u0027] parameter and calls update_option() without any nonce verification. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary custom media fields via a forged request, granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
"id": "GHSA-v95j-rfx2-j67m",
"modified": "2026-03-19T09:30:18Z",
"published": "2026-03-19T09:30:18Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4068"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-custom-fields-to-media/tags/2.0.3/admin/partials/add-custom-fields-to-media-admin-display.php#L38"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-custom-fields-to-media/tags/2.0.3/admin/partials/add-custom-fields-to-media-admin-display.php#L48"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-custom-fields-to-media/trunk/admin/partials/add-custom-fields-to-media-admin-display.php#L38"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/add-custom-fields-to-media/trunk/admin/partials/add-custom-fields-to-media-admin-display.php#L48"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3481588%40add-custom-fields-to-media\u0026new=3481588%40add-custom-fields-to-media\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/259a4950-9377-4d18-86ad-aadd97dcdbc7?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-V95R-PFP9-XW8F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-06 19:24 – Updated: 2024-04-04 05:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master – Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin <= 8.0.7 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-46862"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-02-14T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ExpressTech Quiz And Survey Master \u2013 Best Quiz, Exam and Survey Plugin for WordPress plugin \u003c= 8.0.7 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-v95r-pfp9-xw8f",
"modified": "2024-04-04T05:32:50Z",
"published": "2023-07-06T19:24:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46862"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/quiz-master-next/wordpress-quiz-and-survey-master-plugin-8-0-7-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"
}
]
}
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.