Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF): silent threat behind certified works
In today's digital age, web applications have become integral to banking, shopping, social media and more. While functionality improves, the risk of sophisticated cyber attack increases. One such silent is still dangerous web security threat to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) . This blog dives deeply into CSRF attacks , that they exploit user trusts, real -world examples, methods of detection and practical defense mechanisms to prevent unauthorized tasks in certified sessions. What is CSRF? Cross-Site request forgery (CSRF) is a web application vulnerability where an attacker tricks a legitimate user to perform unexpected actions on a web application in which they are certified. These actions are executed without user's knowledge or consent. For example, if a user is logged into his bank account and goes to a malicious website, the attacker can secretly submit the fund transfer request on his behalf, exploiting the user's certified session. How CSRF works The specific wor...