Web Penetration Testing with Kali Linux - Third Edition

Preventing CSRF

Preventing CSRF is all about ensuring that the authenticated user is the person requesting the operation. Due to the way browsers and web applications work, the best choice is to use a token to validate operations, or, when possible, use a CAPTCHA control.

A CSRF attack is easier to execute when the vulnerable parameter is passed through the GET method. Therefore, avoid it in the first place and use the POST method wherever possible. It does not fully mitigate the attack, but it makes the attacker's task more difficult.

As attackers will try to break token generation or validation systems, it is very important to produce them securely; that is, in a way that attackers cannot guess them. You must also make them unique for each ...