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Cookie Security: HTTPOnly not Set on CSRF Cookie

Abstract
The application fails to set the HttpOnly flag to true for CSRF cookies.
Explanation
Browsers support the HttpOnly cookie property that prevents client-side scripts from accessing the cookie. Cross-site scripting attacks often access cookies in an attempt to steal session identifiers or authentication tokens. Without HttpOnly enabled, attackers have easier access to user cookies.

Example 1: When using the django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware Django middleware, CSRF cookies are sent without setting the HttpOnly property.

...
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware',
'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
'django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware',
'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
'csp.middleware.CSPMiddleware',
'django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware',
...
)
...
References
[1] Amit Klein Round-up: Ways to bypass HttpOnly (and HTTP Basic auth)
[2] Standards Mapping - CIS Azure Kubernetes Service Benchmark 4
[3] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service Benchmark 2
[4] Standards Mapping - CIS Amazon Web Services Foundations Benchmark 1
[5] Standards Mapping - CIS Google Kubernetes Engine Benchmark confidentiality
[6] Standards Mapping - CIS Kubernetes Benchmark complete
[7] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration CWE ID 1004
[8] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2019 [15] CWE ID 732
[9] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2020 [16] CWE ID 732
[10] Standards Mapping - Common Weakness Enumeration Top 25 2021 [22] CWE ID 732
[11] Standards Mapping - DISA Control Correlation Identifier Version 2 CCI-001184, CCI-002418, CCI-002420, CCI-002421, CCI-002422
[12] Standards Mapping - FIPS200 CM
[13] Standards Mapping - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Indirect Access to Sensitive Data
[14] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4 SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity (P1), SC-23 Session Authenticity (P1)
[15] Standards Mapping - NIST Special Publication 800-53 Revision 5 SC-8 Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity, SC-23 Session Authenticity
[16] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2004 A10 Insecure Configuration Management
[17] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2010 A6 Security Misconfiguration
[18] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2013 A6 Sensitive Data Exposure
[19] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2017 A3 Sensitive Data Exposure
[20] Standards Mapping - OWASP Top 10 2021 A05 Security Misconfiguration
[21] Standards Mapping - OWASP API 2023 API8 Security Misconfiguration
[22] Standards Mapping - OWASP Application Security Verification Standard 4.0 3.2.3 Session Binding Requirements (L1 L2 L3), 3.4.2 Cookie-based Session Management (L1 L2 L3), 4.1.3 General Access Control Design (L1 L2 L3), 4.2.1 Operation Level Access Control (L1 L2 L3), 4.3.3 Other Access Control Considerations (L2 L3), 13.1.4 Generic Web Service Security Verification Requirements (L2 L3)
[23] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2014 M4 Unintended Data Leakage
[24] Standards Mapping - OWASP Mobile 2024 M3 Insecure Authentication/Authorization
[25] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.1 Requirement 6.5.3
[26] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 1.2 Requirement 6.5.7
[27] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.0 Requirement 6.5.10
[28] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2 Requirement 6.5.10
[29] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.2.1 Requirement 6.5.10
[30] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 3.1 Requirement 6.5.10
[31] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Version 4.0 Requirement 6.2.4
[32] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.0 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection
[33] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.1 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection
[34] Standards Mapping - Payment Card Industry Software Security Framework 1.2 Control Objective 4.2 - Critical Asset Protection
[35] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.1 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[36] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.2 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[37] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.3 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[38] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.4 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[39] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.5 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[40] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.6 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[41] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.7 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[42] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.8 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[43] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.9 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[44] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.10 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[45] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 4.11 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[46] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.1 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[47] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.2 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[48] Standards Mapping - Security Technical Implementation Guide Version 5.3 APSC-DV-002210 CAT II, APSC-DV-002440 CAT I, APSC-DV-002450 CAT II, APSC-DV-002460 CAT II, APSC-DV-002470 CAT II
[49] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium Version 2.00 Insufficient Authentication (WASC-01)
[50] Standards Mapping - Web Application Security Consortium 24 + 2 Insufficient Authentication
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