CSRF
Cross-Site Request Forgery: an attack forcing an authenticated end-user to execute unwanted actions on a web app.
Definition
Cross-Site Request Forgery: an attack forcing an authenticated end-user to execute unwanted actions on a web app.
Use case
Using anti-CSRF tokens in form submission cookies to prevent unauthorized actions.
Related terms
Articles
Cross-site request forgery
Tricking a logged-in browser into unwanted actions, and the token defense.