CWE-293
Using Referer Field for Authentication
The referer field in HTTP requests can be easily modified and, as such, is not a valid means of message integrity checking.
Mitigation
Phase: Architecture and Design
Description:
- In order to usefully check if a given action is authorized, some means of strong authentication and method protection must be used. Use other means of authorization that cannot be simply spoofed. Possibilities include a username/password or certificate.
No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.