cross-site request forgery

noun

An exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.

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Meanings

nouncross-site request forgery (countable and uncountable, plural cross-site request forgeries)

plural cross-site request forgeries · alternative CSRF · alternative XSRF

  1. countableuncountablecomputer securityAn exploit of a website where unauthorized commands are transmitted from a user that the website trusts.
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cross-site request forgery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20request%20forgery

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“cross-site request forgery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20request%20forgery. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-site request forgery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-site%20request%20forgery.

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