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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| steipete | summarize | < 0.15.1 | 0.15.1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @steipete/summarize | < 0.15.0 | 0.15.0 | GHSA-5624-2pmv-jx46 |
References
- summarize 0.15.2 Release Notes release-notes
- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/222 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/steipete/summarize/commit/357544063af535bd574752622f9eb94be33ee5fd patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/summarize-browser-extension-missing-authorization-via-content-script third-party-advisory