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Introduction
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is a type of security vulnerability that affects web applications. It occurs when an attacker tricks a victim into performing unwanted actions on a web application that the victim has an active session with. In other words, CSRF exploits the trust that a web application has in a user’s browser.
CSRF attacks are typically launched by sending a malicious request from a website that the victim is visiting, to a website where the victim is already logged in. The request is executed with the victim’s privileges, allowing the attacker to perform actions such as changing account details, making purchases, or posting comments, without the victim’s knowledge or consent.
To detect CSRF vulnerabilities in a web application, it is important to understand how the application works and how it processes user requests. This can be done through manual testing, where the tester analyzes the application’s code and behavior, and automated testing, where the tester uses a tool to scan the application for vulnerabilities.
History
The history of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks can be traced back to the early days of the web. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, as the web was rapidly growing and evolving, security…
