Short but authoritative literature review about clickjacking

Context

The basic technique of clickjacking is to add a transparent layer of UI objects, thereby tricking a victim into clicking on a hidden button or link to route the victim to a malware-driven domain.

clickjacking mitigations

  • framebusting, withtop != self
  • declarative security with X-Frame-Options header

The attribute sandbox allows attackers to bypass framebusting


References