- Status Closed
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Assigned To
cbay - Private
Opened by nexxp66 - 16.07.2026
Last edited by cbay - 17.07.2026
FS#413 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Allows Logs Refresh of Another User's
Description
The application does not properly validate whether a Logs Refresh request is initiated by the authenticated user. By creating a malicious CSRF PoC and replacing the service_id with the victim's service ID, an attacker can force a victim's authenticated browser to execute the Logs Refresh action without the victim's knowledge or interaction.
This allows unauthorized actions to be performed on behalf of authenticated users.
Steps to Reproduce
Log in with an attacker account.
Navigate to the Services section.
Create a new service.
Open another browser/private window and log in as a victim.
Create a service in the victim account.
Return to the attacker account.
Trigger the Logs Refresh functionality.
Capture the Logs Refresh request using Burp Suite.
Use Burp Suite Engagement Tools to generate a CSRF PoC.
Save the generated HTML file.
Replace the attacker's service_id with the victim's service_id.
Open the modified PoC in the victim's authenticated browser.
Click Submit.
Observe that the victim's Logs Refresh action is executed successfully without the victim intentionally performing the action.
Expected Behavior
The application should validate that Logs Refresh requests are intentionally initiated by the authenticated user and should reject cross-origin requests without proper CSRF protection.
Actual Behavior
The application accepts the forged request and performs the Logs Refresh action using the victim's active session without requiring any additional validation.
Impact
An attacker can force authenticated users to execute Logs Refresh actions without their knowledge through a CSRF attack.
The attacker can repeatedly trigger Logs Refresh requests on behalf of the victim, potentially consuming the victim's available Logs Refresh quota/limit.
This may result in abuse of limited resources and prevent the victim from using the Logs Refresh functionality when needed.
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bandicam 2026-07-16 14-10-06-...
Hello,
Your video doesn't show that at all.
Kind regards,
Cyril
Hello Team,
Thank you for the feedback.
I understand your concern. I will provide an updated video demonstrating the complete CSRF flow, including the victim being authenticated, the victim not manually performing the Logs Refresh action, and the action being triggered through the CSRF PoC.
I will share the updated proof for your review.
Your video doesn't show that the forged requests do succeed.
I have updated the PoC video and now demonstrated the forged request along with the successful response. The video shows that the CSRF request is executed successfully from the victim's authenticated session.
CSRF concerns state-changing operations, which is not the case here.
If the victim opens the CSRF PoC, the Logs Refresh action will be triggered without their intention and can consume the allowed refresh/restart limit.
As a result, when the user later tries to refresh the logs themselves, the action will not be performed because the limit has already been reached, and the logs will be stopped with the message "Maximum restart attempts reached."
It's not a "logs refresh" action, it's simply an endpoint to view the logs.
That's a hallucination, it doesn't exist.