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Does WAF protect against CSRF?
By using custom rules through a WAF, users are able to help prevent certain CSRF attacks.
Is CSRF a Web server attack?
Cross-site request forgery is an example of a confused deputy attack against a web browser because the web browser is tricked into submitting a forged request by a less privileged attacker. CSRF commonly has the following characteristics: It involves sites that rely on a user’s identity.
What is CSRF in Web security?
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is an attack that forces authenticated users to submit a request to a Web application against which they are currently authenticated. CSRF attacks exploit the trust a Web application has in an authenticated user.
What is a CSRF vulnerability and how do you defend against it?
An anti-CSRF token is a type of server-side CSRF protection. It is a random string that is only known to the user’s browser and the web application. In this case, the attacker does not know the exact value of the hidden form field that is needed for the request to be accepted, so he cannot launch a CSRF attack.
Do you need CSRF for an API?
So, yes, I think as a rule any API view should be CSRF exempt. However, you should still follow best practices and protect every API-endpoint that actually makes a change with some form of authentication, such as OAuth. CSRF attacks rely on cookies being implicitly sent with all requests to a particular domain.
Are there web services vulnerable to CSRF attacks?
EDIT: Lots of good comments and answers so far, but no one has offered a specific CSRF attack to which this web service is vulnerable.
Can a CSRF attack be used against cookies?
Typically, CSRF attacks are possible against web sites that use cookies for authentication, because browsers send all relevant cookies to the destination web site. However, CSRF attacks are not limited to exploiting cookies. For example, Basic and Digest authentication are also vulnerable.
What is cross-site request forgery ( CSRF ) attack?
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack is when a victim is forced to perform an unintended action on a web application they are logged into.
Is it possible to do CSRF on RESTful services?
Yes, it is possible. You can setup an attacker server which will send back a 307 redirect to the target server to the victim machine. You need to use flash to send the POST instead of using Form. It also works on Chrome. It is possible to do CSRF on JSON based Restful services using Ajax.