Prevent users from accepting warning to bypass CSRF validation
Reduce the risk of Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) by preventing users from accepting warning to bypass CSRF validation.
The glide.security.csrf.strict.validation.mode system property prevents users from being able to accept a warning, which allows a potentially malicious request to be sent to the instance. This warning appears when a POST request fails due to having a mismatched anti-CSRF token belonging to one of the victim's other active sessions. If glide.security.csrf.strict.validation.mode isn't set to the recommended value of true, then an attacker can formulate a CSRF attack utilizing a leaked anti-CSRF token from a different active session belonging to the victim.
A POST request to an instance contains an anti-CSRF token within "sysparm_ck" or "X-UserToken" which matches the user's current session. If the anti-CSRF token is instead tied to one of the user's other active sessions, the POST request will return a 302 redirection to security_interceptor.do with a Continue button available to the user when this property is set to false.
Clicking this button will re-submit the request to the instance, except it will now having a valid anti-CSRF token. When this property is set to true, the 302 redirection to the security_interceptor.do page will not display a Continue button and the user isn't allowed to resubmit the request.
Ensure that the property glide.security.csrf.strict.validation.mode is set to true.
More information
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Configuration name | glide.security.csrf.strict.validation.mode |
| Configuration type | System Properties \(/sys\_properties\_list.do\) |
| Data type | Boolean |
| Recommended value | true |
| Default value | true |
| Fallback value | false |
| Category | |
| Security risk | - Severity score: 3.7 - CVSS rating: Low - Security risk details: A successful CSRF attack will allow an attacker to effectively perform any operation that the victim is able to perform. |
| Functional impact | None |
| Dependencies and prerequisites | None |
Parent Topic:Access control