Does AnQiCMS form submission have CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) protection mechanism?

AnQiCMS comment form submission, is the security line firm? Deeply explore the CSRF protection mechanism

However, when we focus on the specific scenario of form submission for leaving comments, the defense strategy for CSRF, a hidden and common type of attack, needs to be more meticulous.

What is CSRF attack and why is it particularly important for comment forms?

Review of the existing protection mechanism of AnQiCMS comment form

In terms of protection, the Anq CMS document clearly mentions the use of '留言验证码标签' and provides an example code for integrating the captcha into the comment form.The captcha mechanism is designed to distinguish between humans and machines, effectively resist automated flooding and robot attacks, which is crucial for maintaining the cleanliness of the message board.

However, it is worth noting that the main problem solved by the captcha mechanism is whether the 'requester is a human', while the core of CSRF attacks lies in whether the 'request comes from the user's intention and is legal'.Both of these serve the purpose of website security, but they differ in the types of attacks they protect against.An attacker can exploit the session of a logged-in user, even if there is a captcha, if the generation and verification logic of the captcha itself has a vulnerability or is not bound to the session, it may also be bypassed or misused.

In the provided CMS document, we did not find a clear description of whether the submission form for leaving messages is built-in with explicit protection against CSRF attacks, such as the common 'CSRF Token' (cross-site request forgery token).The core idea of CSRF Token is to generate a unique, unpredictable random string in each user session and embed it in the hidden field of the form.The server will verify whether this Token is valid when it receives a form submission.If the Token is missing, does not match, or has expired, the request will be rejected, thereby effectively preventing forged requests.

Practices and suggestions of operators

Since the existing document does not explicitly mention the CSRF Token protection of the comment form, as the operator of AnQiCMS, we need to take proactive measures to enhance the security of the website.

In addition, operators can also consider deploying a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to add an external barrier, the WAF can monitor and block suspicious cross-site requests.At the same time, the SameSite Cookie policy built into modern browsers can also mitigate CSRF attacks to some extent by limiting third-party requests to carry cookies, reducing the possibility of successful attacks.However, it should be emphasized that these measures, while helpful, usually cannot completely replace the direct and targeted protection provided by the backend generation and verification of CSRF Token.

Summary

AnQiCMS demonstrates its attention to website security at multiple levels, from the underlying advantages of the Go language to a rich set of security management tools, all reflecting its vision of building a "secure website"."The introduction of captcha to the comment form undoubtedly enhances the defense against automated attacks.However, for CSRF attacks that rely on user sessions, the protective mechanism requires clearer implementation details.