diff --git a/docs/manual/src/docbook/csrf.xml b/docs/manual/src/docbook/csrf.xml
index 894a96593f..2daeebf28f 100644
--- a/docs/manual/src/docbook/csrf.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/src/docbook/csrf.xml
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ public class WebSecurityConfig extends
AccessDeniedHandler, the browser will get an HTTP 403 and display a poor error message.
One might ask why the expected CsrfToken isn't stored in a cookie. This is because there are known exploits in which headers
- (i.e. specify the cookies) can be set by another domain. Another disadvantage is that by removing the state (i.e. the timeout) you lose the ability
- to forcibly terminate the token if something got compromised. This is the same reason Ruby on Rails
+ (i.e. specify the cookies) can be set by another domain. This is the same reason Ruby on Rails
no longer skips CSRF checks when the header X-Requested-With
is present. See this webappsec.org thread
- for details on how to perform the exploit.
+ for details on how to perform the exploit. Another disadvantage is that by removing the state (i.e. the timeout) you lose the ability
+ to forcibly terminate the token if something got compromised.
A simple way to mitigate an active user experiencing a timeout is to have some JavaScript that lets the user know their session is about to expire.
The user can click a button to continue and refresh the session.