GHSA-m55f-7gqj-fr98
Electron: Extension tab APIs operate across session boundaries
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Extension tab and scripting APIs were not scoped to the extension's own `session`. A malicious or compromised extension loaded into one session could navigate, script, and read from windows belonging to a different session.
Apps are only affected if they load Chrome extensions via `session.loadExtension` and rely on separate sessions to isolate that extension from other content. Apps that do not load extensions, or that use a single session, are not affected.
### Workarounds
Only load extensions from sources you trust; do not rely on session separation alone to contain an extension.
### Fixed Versions
* `42.0.0-beta.3`
* `41.2.1`
* `40.9.0`
* `39.8.8`
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
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