With the success of web applications, most of our data is stored on third-party servers where it is processed to deliver “ a better browsing experience”, “Cookies” are the catalyst to this process. A…

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Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) is a part of the “Broken access control” vulnerability and ranks #1 in the OWASP top 10. CSRF is a Client-side vulnerability i.e., the attacker can use any social engineering method on the authenticated user and force him to execute an unwanted action on the web application.

Introduction to CSRF: How can a cookie get you hacked? (1/2)