• Online, Self-Paced

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) occurs when a web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. This course introduces ways to identify and mitigate this security weakness, referenced as CWE-352 by the 2020 CWE Top 25.

Learning Objectives

On successful completion of this course, learners should have the knowledge and skills to:

  • Identify Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities
  • Recognize the potential impact of this vulnerability
  • Apply coding best practices to avoid it
  • Find Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities in your application’s source code
  • Test your application to detect it

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Risk Management
  • Software Development

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

If you would like to provide feedback for this course, please e-mail the NICCS SO at NICCS@hq.dhs.gov.