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Status: WontFix
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Closed: May 2016
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Type: Bug-Security



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Security: Security flaw allows the password field is displayed as plain text in the browser

Reported by hbher...@gmail.com, May 6 2016 
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

security flaw in Google Chrome browser, the fault allows it to be able to see the password field as normal text, thus seeing the password typed in the browser so that you must click the password field and put inspect element then edit the field " input type "replacing" password "for" text "and it will show the password as normal text, is attached image showing the failure.


VERSION
Chrome Version: [50.0.2661.94m] + [stable]
Operating System: [Windows 10 Home Single Language]

Comment 1 by f...@chromium.org, May 6 2016

Labels: -Restrict-View-SecurityTeam
Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
Thanks for the report!

Showing passwords as dots is meant as a convenience (to prevent shoulder surfing), not as a security feature. You can read more about it in our FAQ: http://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/security-faq#TOC-What-about-unmasking-of-passwords-with-the-developer-tools-
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Comment 2 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Oct 1 2016 

This bug has been closed for more than 14 weeks. Removing security view restrictions.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot
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Comment 3 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Oct 2 2016 

This bug has been closed for more than 14 weeks. Removing security view restrictions.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot

Comment 4 by mbarbe...@chromium.org, Oct 2 2016

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