Uncovering a crazy privilege escalation from Chrome extensions
What's the worst thing a Chrome extension could do to you? Well, it
could
steal
your passwords and cookies, or it could continuously close your tabs. Obviously, these are
bad and annoying, but there are limitations to the power of
extensions.
Can they run exe files? Not really. They can download files at any time, but
opening those
downloads
requires a special permission and a user gesture.
Can they change your settings? Generally, no. The general design
idea for Chrome extensions is that they s...
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