scala.play.security.conf-csrf-headers-bypass.conf-csrf-headers-bypass

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Possibly bypassable CSRF configuration found. CSRF is an attack that forces an end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in which they’re currently authenticated. Make sure that Content-Type black list is configured and CORS filter is turned on.

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rules:
  - id: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
    patterns:
      - pattern-either:
          - pattern: X-Requested-With = "*"
          - pattern: Csrf-Token = "..."
      - pattern-inside: |
          bypassHeaders {...
          ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"..."multipart/form-data"..."text/plain"...]
            ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"..."text/plain"..."multipart/form-data"...]
            ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."multipart/form-data"..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"..."text/plain"...]
            ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."multipart/form-data"..."text/plain"..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"...]
            ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."text/plain"..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"..."multipart/form-data"...]
            ...
          ...}
      - pattern-not-inside: >
          {...
            ...
            ...blackList = [..."text/plain"..."multipart/form-data"..."application/x-www-form-urlencoded"...]
            ...
          ...}
    message: Possibly bypassable CSRF configuration found. CSRF is an attack that
      forces an end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in
      which they’re currently authenticated. Make sure that Content-Type black
      list is configured and CORS filter is turned on.
    languages:
      - generic
    severity: ERROR
    paths:
      include:
        - "*.conf"
    metadata:
      references:
        - https://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.8.x/Migration25#CSRF-changes
        - https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/csrf
      cwe:
        - "CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)"
      owasp:
        - A01:2021 - Broken Access Control
      category: security
      technology:
        - scala
        - play
      confidence: MEDIUM
      cwe2022-top25: true
      cwe2021-top25: true
      subcategory:
        - vuln
      likelihood: LOW
      impact: LOW
      license: Commons Clause License Condition v1.0[LGPL-2.1-only]
      vulnerability_class:
        - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Examples

conf-csrf-headers-bypass.conf

play.filters.csrf.header.bypassHeaders {
  #ruleid: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
  X-Requested-With = "*"
  # ruleid: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
  Csrf-Token = "nocheck"
}


# not enough blacklisted types
play.filters.csrf {
  header {
    bypassHeaders {
      # ruleid: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      X-Requested-With = "*"
      # ruleid: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      Csrf-Token = "nocheck"
    }
    protectHeaders = null
  }
  bypassCorsTrustedOrigins = false
  method {
    whiteList = []
    blackList = ["POST"]
  }
  contentType.blackList = ["text/plain", "multipart/form-data", "something/weird"]
}

# safe configuration
play.filters.csrf {
  header {
    bypassHeaders {
      #ok: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      X-Requested-With = "*"
      #ok: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      Csrf-Token = "nocheck"
    }
    protectHeaders = null
  }
  bypassCorsTrustedOrigins = false
  method {
    whiteList = []
    blackList = ["POST"]
  }
  contentType.blackList = ["application/x-www-form-urlencoded", "multipart/form-data", "text/plain"]
}

# safe configuration
play.filters.csrf {
  header {
    bypassHeaders {
      #ok: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      X-Requested-With = "*"
      #ok: conf-csrf-headers-bypass
      Csrf-Token = "nocheck"
    }
    protectHeaders = null
  }
  bypassCorsTrustedOrigins = false
  method {
    whiteList = []
    blackList = ["POST"]
  }
  contentType.blackList = [
    "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
    "multipart/form-data",
    "text/plain"
  ]
}