What Is Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), and How Can You Shield Your Web Applications from This Sneaky Threat?
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), also known as Sea Surf or XSRF, constitutes a pernicious class of attack wherein an adversary exploits a victim’s authenticated session to perform illicit actions on their behalf. The severity of such an attack depends on the privileges and access level held by the compromised user. CSRF exploits the trust a web application places in authenticated…
