CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Cross-platform resources for CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery): curated HTB machines, PortSwigger labs and TryHackMe rooms with validated writeups and related skills.

CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

This page aggregates cross-platform resources to practice CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery): retired Hack The Box machines, PortSwigger Web Security Academy labs and TryHackMe rooms, plus curated resources (HackTricks, PortSwigger, etc.) and related skills.

Curated resources

Source	Link
PortSwigger	https://portswigger.net/web-security/csrf

HTB machines practicing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (2)

Machine	OS	Difficulty
CrossFit	Linux	INSANE
SecNotes	Windows	MEDIUM

PortSwigger labs practicing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (15)

Lab	Difficulty	Topic	Official
Basic clickjacking with CSRF token protection	APPRENTICE	Clickjacking	Open
CSRF vulnerability with no defenses	APPRENTICE	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where Referer validation depends on header being present	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where token is duplicated in cookie	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where token is not tied to user session	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where token is tied to non-session cookie	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where token validation depends on request method	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF where token validation depends on token being present	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
CSRF with broken Referer validation	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
Exploiting XSS to bypass CSRF defenses	PRACTITIONER	Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)	Open
Performing CSRF exploits over GraphQL	PRACTITIONER	GraphQL	Open
SameSite Lax bypass via cookie refresh	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
SameSite Lax bypass via method override	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
SameSite Strict bypass via client-side redirect	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open
SameSite Strict bypass via sibling domain	PRACTITIONER	CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)	Open

TryHackMe rooms practicing CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (2)

Room	Difficulty	Type	Access	Official
Custom Tooling Using Python	EASY	Walkthrough	🟢 Free	Open
NahamStore	MEDIUM	Challenge	🟢 Free	Open

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Last updated: 2026-06-07