cross-site request forgery
type of malicious exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user trusted by the web app, using image tags, hidden forms, XMLHttpRequest etc.
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cross-site request forgery
Summary
cross-site request forgery is a security weakness[1]. It draws 30,136 Wikipedia views per month (security_weakness category, ranking #2 of 9).[2]
Key Facts
- cross-site request forgery's instance of is recorded as security weakness[3].
- cross-site request forgery is a type of exploit[4].
- cross-site request forgery began on 2001[5].
- cross-site request forgery's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/csrf[6].
- cross-site request forgery's has effect is recorded as distributed denial-of-service attack[7].
- cross-site request forgery's different from is recorded as server-side request forgery[8].
- cross-site request forgery's victim is recorded as Netflix[9].
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When and Where
cross-site request forgery began on 2001[5].
Context
cross-site request forgery's instance of is recorded as security weakness[3].
Why It Matters
cross-site request forgery draws 30,136 Wikipedia views per month (security_weakness category, ranking #2 of 9).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]