Wladimir Palant personal blog
On Web Extensions shortcomings and their impact on add-on security
Recently, I reported a security issue in the new Firefox Screenshots feature (fixed in Firefox 56). This issue is remarkable for a number of reasons. First of all, the vulnerable code was running within the Web Extensions sandbox, meaning that it didn’t have full privileges like regular Firefox code. This code was…
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Security & PrivacyWeb & Frontend2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2017 | On Web Extensions shortcomings and their impact on add-on security by stesch | 108 | 27 |
