Unpatched Flaws Affect Chrome, Firefox, and Safari Browser Extension Systems

itman · Aug 28, 2017

Security researchers have discovered two flaws that affect the extension systems embedded in today's browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, and all the Chromium-related offshoots, such as Chrome, Opera, and others.

These flaws can be exploited by a determined attacker to expose a list of the user's installed extensions with a 100% accuracy. This information can be used to fingerprint users based on their installed extensions, to unmask anonymous users hiding behind VPN or Tor traffic, or to create advertising profiles.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...firefox-and-safari-browser-extension-systems/

Daveski17 · Aug 28, 2017

Hmmm ... I'm beginning to think browsers with no extensions at all are the safest.

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