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In HTTP networking, typically on the World Wide Web, referer spoofing (based on a canonised misspelling of "referrer") is the sending of incorrect referer information in an HTTP request in order to prevent a website from obtaining accurate data on the identity of the web page previously visited by the user.
For example, Adobe Flash programs running outside the sandbox (specific version needed with security issues) are capable of generating a specific type of HTTP request which allows a router implementing the UPnP IGD protocol to be controlled by a malicious web site when someone with a UPnP-enabled router simply visits that web site.