Vue CSRF Protection Guide: CSRF Examples and How to Enable Protection

The article delves into the ongoing battle between cyber attackers and defenders, focusing on Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities. It explains how CSRF allows malicious websites to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users of trusted websites, using a bank.com and freecatpicz.com scenario to illustrate the concept. The article provides a step-by-step guide on recreating this vulnerability using a simple PHP and Vue application, followed by the creation of a malicious app to exploit it. It then demonstrates how to mitigate the vulnerability by incorporating a CSRF protection library into the application, ensuring that only legitimate requests are processed. The author emphasizes the importance of understanding and implementing security measures in web applications to protect against such exploits, encouraging readers to stay informed about the latest security practices.