Bypassing Same Origin Policy in Google Chrome Extensions

Bypassing Same Origin Policy in Google Chrome Extensions

CVE-2016-1658 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The Extensions subsystem in Google Chrome before 50.0.2661.75 incorrectly relies on GetOrigin method calls for origin comparisons, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted extension.

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