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.
14188 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-VFJR-4W5J-4JPH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-15 21:30Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WP Migrate Lite <= 2.7.8 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-49043"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-15T21:17:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Unauthenticated Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in WP Migrate Lite \u003c= 2.7.8 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-vfjr-4w5j-4jph",
"modified": "2026-06-15T21:30:49Z",
"published": "2026-06-15T21:30:49Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49043"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-migrate-db/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-migrate-lite-plugin-2-7-7-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:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-VFQ5-MM65-6P52
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 23:29 – Updated: 2022-05-01 23:29Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in BugTracker.NET before 2.7.2 allow remote attackers to delete arbitrary bugs and perform other administrative tasks via unspecified vectors, possibly related to delete_*.aspx pages, and massedit.aspx, subscribe.aspx, flag.aspx, and relationships.aspx.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2008-0336"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2008-01-17T22:00:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in BugTracker.NET before 2.7.2 allow remote attackers to delete arbitrary bugs and perform other administrative tasks via unspecified vectors, possibly related to delete_*.aspx pages, and massedit.aspx, subscribe.aspx, flag.aspx, and relationships.aspx.",
"id": "GHSA-vfq5-mm65-6p52",
"modified": "2022-05-01T23:29:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-01T23:29:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0336"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39651"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28481"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?group_id=66812\u0026release_id=568160"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail\u0026aid=1867089\u0026group_id=66812\u0026atid=515837"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-VFQ9-CG6G-39G5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:18 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:48CSRF in YouTube (WordPress plugin) could allow unauthenticated attacker to change any setting within the plugin
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-1000224"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-11-17T00:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "CSRF in YouTube (WordPress plugin) could allow unauthenticated attacker to change any setting within the plugin",
"id": "GHSA-vfq9-cg6g-39g5",
"modified": "2025-04-20T03:48:40Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:18:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000224"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.dxw.com/advisories/csrf-in-youtube-plugin"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-VFRR-RHVP-VVW9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-12-09 18:30 – Updated: 2026-01-20 15:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in QuantumCloud Simple Link Directory simple-link-directory allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Simple Link Directory: from n/a through <= 8.8.3.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-67465"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-12-09T16:18:22Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in QuantumCloud Simple Link Directory simple-link-directory allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Simple Link Directory: from n/a through \u003c= 8.8.3.",
"id": "GHSA-vfrr-rhvp-vvw9",
"modified": "2026-01-20T15:32:05Z",
"published": "2025-12-09T18:30:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-67465"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-link-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-link-directory-plugin-8-8-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-link-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-link-directory-plugin-8-8-3-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-VFW4-2FFW-69GW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:15 – Updated: 2022-05-17 03:15The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.37 and 7.x before 7.39 does not properly validate the form token, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks that upload files in a different user's account via vectors related to "file upload value callbacks."
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-6660"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2015-08-24T14:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Form API in Drupal 6.x before 6.37 and 7.x before 7.39 does not properly validate the form token, which allows remote attackers to conduct CSRF attacks that upload files in a different user\u0027s account via vectors related to \"file upload value callbacks.\"",
"id": "GHSA-vfw4-2ffw-69gw",
"modified": "2022-05-17T03:15:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:15:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6660"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2015-003"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/165061.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165690.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165704.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165723.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165733.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165840.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3346"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033358"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-VFXR-H842-QV9V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-07-27 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-23 15:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wpstream WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View plugin <= 4.5.4 versions.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38512"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-07-27T14:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wpstream WpStream \u2013 Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View plugin \u003c=\u00a04.5.4 versions.",
"id": "GHSA-vfxr-h842-qv9v",
"modified": "2026-04-23T15:32:12Z",
"published": "2023-07-27T15:30:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38512"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpstream/vulnerability/wordpress-wpstream-live-streaming-video-on-demand-pay-per-view-plugin-4-5-4-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wpstream/wordpress-wpstream-live-streaming-video-on-demand-pay-per-view-plugin-4-5-4-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-VG2G-698H-V9W3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:30 – Updated: 2024-04-25 22:56PyroCMS 3.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) via the admin/addons/uninstall/anomaly.module.blocks URI: an arbitrary plugin will be deleted.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "pyrocms/pyrocms"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "3.7"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-25263"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-25T22:56:14Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-08T13:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "PyroCMS 3.7 is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) via the `admin/addons/uninstall/anomaly.module.blocks` URI: an arbitrary plugin will be deleted.",
"id": "GHSA-vg2g-698h-v9w3",
"modified": "2024-04-25T22:56:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25263"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/farid007/df51b0666643ec01d5571cbcc1e966e7"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/pyrocms/pyrocms"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "PyroCMS Vulnerable to CSRF"
}
GHSA-VG3C-CHR5-76WM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-16 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:35Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in loopus WP Ultimate Tours Builder allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects WP Ultimate Tours Builder: from n/a through 1.055.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-31921"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-16T16:15:37Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in loopus WP Ultimate Tours Builder allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects WP Ultimate Tours Builder: from n/a through 1.055.",
"id": "GHSA-vg3c-chr5-76wm",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:35:05Z",
"published": "2025-05-16T18:31:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31921"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp_ultimatetoursbuilder/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-ultimate-tours-builder-1-055-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-VG3C-GXQW-HR85
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-12-16 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:32Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nazmul Ahsan MDC Comment Toolbar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MDC Comment Toolbar: from n/a through 1.1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-54404"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-12-16T15:15:16Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Nazmul Ahsan MDC Comment Toolbar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects MDC Comment Toolbar: from n/a through 1.1.",
"id": "GHSA-vg3c-gxqw-hr85",
"modified": "2026-04-01T18:32:50Z",
"published": "2024-12-16T15:31:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54404"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mdc-comment-toolbar/vulnerability/wordpress-mdc-comment-toolbar-plugin-1-1-csrf-to-stored-xss-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-VG3J-HPM9-8V5V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-10 18:22 – Updated: 2026-03-10 22:55Summary
Craft CMS has a CSRF issue in the preview token endpoint at /actions/preview/create-token. The endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied previewToken.
Because the action does not require POST and does not enforce a CSRF token, an attacker can force a logged-in victim editor to mint a preview token chosen by the attacker.
That token can then be used by the attacker (without authentication) to access previewed/unpublished content tied to the victim’s authorized preview scope.
Preconditions
- Victim is logged in to Craft control panel.
- Victim has active preview authorization in session for target content (e.g., opened/edited an entry).
- The attacker must know the target’s
canonicalIdand public URL path of that entry.
1) Attacker prepares a fixed token
Use any 32-character value, for example:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
2) CSRF victim into minting that token
Send the victim a link (or top-level redirect) such as:
https://TARGET/actions/preview/create-token?elementType=craft%5Celements%5CEntry&canonicalId=123&siteId=1&previewToken=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&redirect=https%3A%2F%2FTARGET%2F
If the victim is logged in and authorized for previewElement:123, Craft creates that exact token.
3) Attacker accesses preview content unauthenticated
curl -i 'https://TARGET/news/known-entry-slug?token=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'
Expected vulnerable behavior:
- Response renders preview/unpublished state (draft/provisional context), not just normal public content.
Impact
- CSRF-based minting of attacker-known preview tokens.
- Unauthorized access to draft/provisional/revision content via token replay.
- Stealthy one-click exploitation against logged-in editors/admins.
- No dependency on forwarded-host poisoning.
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 4.17.3"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "craftcms/cms"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "4.0.0-RC1"
},
{
"fixed": "4.17.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c 5.9.6"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "craftcms/cms"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "5.0.0-RC1"
},
{
"fixed": "5.9.7"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-29113"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287",
"CWE-352"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-10T18:22:02Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T20:16:38Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "# Summary\n\nCraft CMS has a CSRF issue in the preview token endpoint at `/actions/preview/create-token`. The endpoint accepts an attacker-supplied `previewToken`.\n\nBecause the action does not require POST and does not enforce a CSRF token, an attacker can force a logged-in victim editor to mint a preview token chosen by the attacker. \n\nThat token can then be used by the attacker (without authentication) to access previewed/unpublished content tied to the victim\u2019s authorized preview scope.\n\n---\n\n## Preconditions\n- Victim is logged in to Craft control panel.\n- Victim has active preview authorization in session for target content (e.g., opened/edited an entry).\n- The attacker must know the target\u2019s `canonicalId` and public URL path of that entry.\n\n## 1) Attacker prepares a fixed token\nUse any 32-character value, for example:\n```text\naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\n```\n\n## 2) CSRF victim into minting that token\nSend the victim a link (or top-level redirect) such as:\n```text\nhttps://TARGET/actions/preview/create-token?elementType=craft%5Celements%5CEntry\u0026canonicalId=123\u0026siteId=1\u0026previewToken=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\u0026redirect=https%3A%2F%2FTARGET%2F\n```\n\nIf the victim is logged in and authorized for `previewElement:123`, Craft creates that exact token.\n\n## 3) Attacker accesses preview content unauthenticated\n```bash\ncurl -i \u0027https://TARGET/news/known-entry-slug?token=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa\u0027\n```\n\nExpected vulnerable behavior:\n\n- Response renders preview/unpublished state (draft/provisional context), not just normal public content.\n\n---\n\n# Impact\n- CSRF-based minting of attacker-known preview tokens.\n- Unauthorized access to draft/provisional/revision content via token replay.\n- Stealthy one-click exploitation against logged-in editors/admins.\n- No dependency on forwarded-host poisoning.\n\n---",
"id": "GHSA-vg3j-hpm9-8v5v",
"modified": "2026-03-10T22:55:06Z",
"published": "2026-03-10T18:22:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3j-hpm9-8v5v"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29113"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/6a88468dc35a27cccc8fef254f415a447d4a07cc"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/craftcms/cms"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Craft CMS has a potential information disclosure vulnerability in preview tokens"
}
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.