Ok, there are two separate but related problems, and each is handled differently. Session Fixation This is where an attacker explicitly sets the session identifier of a session for a user. Typically in PHP it’s done by giving them a url like http://www.example.com/index…?session_name=sessionid. Once the attacker gives the url to the client, the attack is … Read more
You’ll need to use the web middleware if you need session state, CSRF protection, and more. Route::group([‘middleware’ => [‘web’]], function () { // your routes here });
First, carry out these usual checks: Make sure session_start(); is called before any sessions are being called. So a safe bet would be to put it at the beginning of your page, immediately after the opening <?php declaration before anything else. Also ensure there are no whitespaces/tabs before the opening <?php declaration. After the header … Read more
HTTP COOKIES Cookies are key/value pairs used by websites to store state information on the browser. Say you have a website (example.com), when the browser requests a webpage the website can send cookies to store information on the browser. Browser request example: GET /index.html HTTP/1.1 Host: www.example.com Example answer from the server: HTTP/1.1 200 OK … Read more
This worked for me: curl -v –cookie “USER_TOKEN=Yes” http://127.0.0.1:5000/ I could see the value in backend using print(request.cookies)
I too have been researching this question, and while none of the ideas below are complete solutions, they might help others rule out ideas, or provide further ones. 1) Simply remove the token from the client Obviously this does nothing for server side security, but it does stop an attacker by removing the token from … Read more