Electron: Extension tabs.query returns tab URLs and titles without the tabs permission (electron electron)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.59 % · percentile 48 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Undergoing Analysis
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4, chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that had neither the tabs permission nor matching host permissions. An application that loaded an extension it did not fully trust through session.extensions.loadExtension could therefore allow that extension to read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/52597
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53353
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53354
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53355
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53356
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/16e6103c1d84cd1c46336647b55e96414da501a4
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/5acc76667d32ff310d04f965b47983412ab6553c
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/b1eb86ca8f6fa39fe9d5fee21bb9a0bf591a6a3f
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/d6529d65e5f096cd45bbb2828febb2c6baa53921
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/f3ae30fab9aabfd445eedff4dd7a2f003eb1ff2f
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.5.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.1.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.4
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm — Electron: Extension tabs.query returns tab URLs and titles without the tabs permission
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-107369
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-113797
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| electron · electron | affected < 42.11.1 ; affected >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.5.1 ; affected >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.1.1 ; affected >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |