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How does Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) exploit user sessions?
Track: Java
Topic: OWASP Vulnerabilities
Focus: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Java: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Answer
CSRF exploits automatic cookie attachments during user sessions.
CSRF attacks occur when a malicious website tricks a user's browser into making unwanted actions on a different site where the user is authenticated. This happens because browsers automatically attach cookies to requests, meaning the user's session is hijacked without their knowledge. For instance, if a user is logged into an e-commerce site, a CSRF attack could unknowingly make them purchase an item.
CSRF attacks occur when a malicious website tricks a user's browser into making unwanted actions on a different site where the user is authenticated. This happens because browsers automatically attach cookies to requests, meaning the user's session is hijacked without their knowledge. For instance, if a user is logged into an e-commerce site, a CSRF attack could unknowingly make them purchase an item.
Topics: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Java OWASP Vulnerabilities