Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks manipulate authenticated users into executing unwanted actions without their consent, risking account security and sensitive information. Exploits use techniques like CSRF tokens, clickjacking, and forged requests to bypass protections, making effective prevention essential. Affected: websites, online services, users
Keypoints :
- CSRF is a client-side attack exploiting authenticated sessions.
- Attackers can trigger state-changing requests such as password changes or fund transfers.
- Effective CSRF protection methods include CSRF tokens, same-site cookies, and validating referrer headers.
- Basic CSRF attacks use hidden forms, while advanced attacks can use invisible iframes and JavaScript.
- Bypassing CSRF protections can involve techniques such as clickjacking, changing request methods, and manipulating cookies.
- Malicious sites, embedded images, and stored XSS are common methods to deliver CSRF payloads.