Understanding CSRF: Cross-site Request Forgery Explained

Cross-Site Request Forgery, often called CSRF (or its other nicknames, Session Riding and XSRF), is a tricky type of attack. In short, it lets attackers make users do things on websites without their consent or knowledge. This attack works by misusing the trust a web application puts in a user’s browser once they’re logged in. By duping the browser into sending fake requests (usually through shady emails or misleading links), CSRF allows unauthorized commands to hit a website.

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