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CSRF: Attack Vectors and Defense Mechanisms

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We explore what Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) is, taking a detailed look at attack vectors and the fundamental reasons why this vulnerability occurs in modern web applications.

We analyze the mechanisms of how browsers handle sessions and discover how the automatic transmission of Cookies makes servers vulnerable. We also examine existing protection methods: from configuring Cookie parameters and verifying headers to implementing cryptographic tokens.