Description
Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the content script window.postMessage bridge that allows malicious pages to perform unauthorized operations on automation artifacts. Attackers can simulate runtime messages with spoofed sender identifiers to list, read, create, overwrite, or delete automation artifacts scoped to the affected tab without proper authorization checks.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
None
Availability (Vulnerable System)
None
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
Low
Integrity (Subsequent System)
Low
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected products
- steipete / summarize0 – 0.15.1
- steipete / summarize357544063af535bd574752622f9eb94be33ee5fd – 357544063af535bd574752622f9eb94be33ee5fd
References
- PATCHhttps://github.com/steipete/summarize/releases/tag/v0.15.2
- PATCHhttps://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/222
- PATCHhttps://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/357544063af535bd574752622f9eb94be33ee5fd
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-browser-extension-missing-authorization-via-content-script