Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Allowed

Cross-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.

14231 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-Q4H7-8QHH-5P55

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-03-22 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-29 00:01
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository crater-invoice/crater prior to 6.0.4.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-0515"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-03-21T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository crater-invoice/crater prior to 6.0.4.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4h7-8qhh-5p55",
  "modified": "2022-03-29T00:01:25Z",
  "published": "2022-03-22T00:00:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0515"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/crater-invoice/crater/commit/2b7028b7c83fd6e8897f244a2e6723baa20479e5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/efb93f1f-1896-4a4c-a059-9ecadac1c4de"
    }
  ],
  "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-Q4J6-9V4C-H9VQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 06:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 21:32
VLAI
Details

The WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_password_validate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset a user's password via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-5448"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-01-11T04:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The WP Register Profile With Shortcode plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 3.5.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_password_validate function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset a user\u0027s password via a forged request granted they can trick the user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4j6-9v4c-h9vq",
  "modified": "2026-04-08T21:32:09Z",
  "published": "2024-01-11T06:30:19Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5448"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3018102"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2023-5448-wp-register-profile-with-shortcode-csrf-to-password-reset-poc"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ca564941-4780-4da2-b937-c9bd45966d81?source=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-Q4M2-G6RM-3X9X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-02-28 06:30 – Updated: 2025-02-28 06:30
VLAI
Details

The RateMyAgent Official plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the 'rma-settings-wizard'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's API key via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-0801"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-02-28T05:15:33Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The RateMyAgent Official plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the \u0027rma-settings-wizard\u0027. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin\u0027s API key via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4m2-g6rm-3x9x",
  "modified": "2025-02-28T06:30:48Z",
  "published": "2025-02-28T06:30:48Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0801"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3244718%40ratemyagent-official\u0026new=3244718%40ratemyagent-official\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/ratemyagent-official"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b559017c-f1d2-4f18-bfb6-e52f05910e34?source=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-Q4Q2-FVWF-6GHV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:36 – Updated: 2022-11-04 18:41
VLAI
Summary
Cross-Site Request Forgery in hawtio
Details

It was found that hawtio contains a CSRF flaw that allows unrelated websites to perform actions as the authenticated user. Attackers could use this vulnerability to trick the user to visit his website that contains a malicious script which can be submitted to hawtio server on behalf of the user.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Maven",
        "name": "io.hawt:project"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.5.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-7556"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-11-04T18:41:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-17T19:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "It was found that hawtio contains a CSRF flaw that allows unrelated websites to perform actions as the authenticated user. Attackers could use this vulnerability to trick the user to visit his website that contains a malicious script which can be submitted to hawtio server on behalf of the user.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4q2-fvwf-6ghv",
  "modified": "2022-11-04T18:41:35Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:36:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7556"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480060"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/hawtio/hawtio"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cross-Site Request Forgery in hawtio"
}

GHSA-Q4Q5-JQ84-74PM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:43 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:43
VLAI
Details

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/manager_users.class.php in SantaFox 2.02, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests, as demonstrated by adding administrative users via the save_admin action to admin/index.php.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2010-3464"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2010-09-17T20:00:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in admin/manager_users.class.php in SantaFox 2.02, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests, as demonstrated by adding administrative users via the save_admin action to admin/index.php.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4q5-jq84-74pm",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T02:43:16Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:43:16Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3464"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.org/1009-exploits/santafox-xssxsrf.txt"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/41465"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xsrf_csrf_in_santafox.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513738/100/0/threaded"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-Q4Q5-XRPM-7RV3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 04:00 – Updated: 2022-05-14 04:00
VLAI
Details

Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via /admin.php?page=configuration&section=main or /admin.php?page=batch_manager&mode=unit. An attacker can exploit this to coerce an admin user into performing unintended actions.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-17827"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-12-21T04:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Piwigo 2.9.2 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery via /admin.php?page=configuration\u0026section=main or /admin.php?page=batch_manager\u0026mode=unit. An attacker can exploit this to coerce an admin user into performing unintended actions.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4q5-xrpm-7rv3",
  "modified": "2022-05-14T04:00:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T04:00:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17827"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/issues/822"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo/commit/c3b4c6f7f0ddeaea492080fb8211d7b4cfedaf6f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/sahildhar/sahildhar.github.io/blob/master/research/reports/Piwigo_2.9.2/Cross%20Site%20Request%20Forgery%20in%20Piwigo%202.9.2.md"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q4QM-FV7M-8RF7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-31 19:00 – Updated: 2024-04-25 21:23
VLAI
Summary
Duplicate Advisory: Cross-Site Request Forgery in easyii CMS
Details

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-3x3w-vcjx-7796. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in easyii CMS. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/sign/out. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-212502 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "noumo/easyii"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-3772"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-25T21:23:17Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-10-31T14:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "# Duplicate Advisory\n\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-3x3w-vcjx-7796. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n# Original Description\n\nA vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in easyii CMS. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/sign/out. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. VDB-212502 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4qm-fv7m-8rf7",
  "modified": "2024-04-25T21:23:17Z",
  "published": "2022-10-31T19:00:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3772"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/noumo/easyii/issues/222"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x3w-vcjx-7796"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://vuldb.com/?id.212502"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Duplicate Advisory: Cross-Site Request Forgery in easyii CMS",
  "withdrawn": "2024-04-25T21:23:17Z"
}

GHSA-Q4QQ-C8PP-P3RP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-12-07 00:00 – Updated: 2022-10-24 19:00
VLAI
Details

The Tawk.To Live Chat WordPress plugin before 0.6.0 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the tawkto_setwidget and tawkto_removewidget AJAX actions, available to any authenticated user. The first one allows low-privileged users (including simple subscribers) to change the 'tawkto-embed-widget-page-id' and 'tawkto-embed-widget-widget-id' parameters. Any authenticated user can thus link the vulnerable website to their own Tawk.to instance. Consequently, they will be able to monitor the vulnerable website and interact with its visitors (receive contact messages, answer, ...). They will also be able to display an arbitrary Knowledge Base. The second one will remove the live chat widget from pages.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-24914"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352",
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-12-06T16:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Tawk.To Live Chat WordPress plugin before 0.6.0 does not have capability and CSRF checks in the tawkto_setwidget and tawkto_removewidget AJAX actions, available to any authenticated user. The first one allows low-privileged users (including simple subscribers) to change the \u0027tawkto-embed-widget-page-id\u0027 and \u0027tawkto-embed-widget-widget-id\u0027 parameters. Any authenticated user can thus link the vulnerable website to their own Tawk.to instance. Consequently, they will be able to monitor the vulnerable website and interact with its visitors (receive contact messages, answer, ...). They will also be able to display an arbitrary Knowledge Base. The second one will remove the live chat widget from pages.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4qq-c8pp-p3rp",
  "modified": "2022-10-24T19:00:20Z",
  "published": "2021-12-07T00:00:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24914"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/39392055-8cd3-452f-8bcb-a650f5bddc2e"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-Q4R2-83HH-F65V

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:19 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:19
VLAI
Details

The wpDiscuz WordPress plugin before 7.3.4 does check for CSRF when adding, editing and deleting comments, which could allow attacker to make logged in users such as admin edit and delete arbitrary comment, or the user who made the comment to edit it via a CSRF attack. Attackers could also make logged in users post arbitrary comment.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-24806"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-11-08T18:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The wpDiscuz WordPress plugin before 7.3.4 does check for CSRF when adding, editing and deleting comments, which could allow attacker to make logged in users such as admin edit and delete arbitrary comment, or the user who made the comment to edit it via a CSRF attack. Attackers could also make logged in users post arbitrary comment.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4r2-83hh-f65v",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:19:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:19:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24806"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2746101e-e993-42b9-bd6f-dfd5544fa3fe"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-Q4V4-5PH9-RRCC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-09 21:30 – Updated: 2026-04-28 21:33
VLAI
Details

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Web_Trendy WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin plugin < 3.2 versions.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-32739"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-352"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-11-09T21:15:24Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Web_Trendy WP Custom Cursors | WordPress Cursor Plugin plugin \u003c\u00a03.2 versions.",
  "id": "GHSA-q4v4-5ph9-rrcc",
  "modified": "2026-04-28T21:33:05Z",
  "published": "2023-11-09T21:30:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32739"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-custom-cursors/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-custom-cursors-plugin-3-2-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-custom-cursors/wordpress-wp-custom-cursors-plugin-3-2-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"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation MIT-4
Architecture and Design

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
Implementation

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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

Do not use the GET method for any request that triggers a state change.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.