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Status: WontFix
Owner: ----
Closed: Sep 2016
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Type: Bug



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easy to see passwords

Reported by pranitja...@gmail.com, Sep 24 2016

Issue description

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS
Saved passwords in google chrome can be seen easily by this trick. Passwords in unlocked computers will be a target.


Version 53.0.2785.116 (64-bit) stable
Operating System: OSX el capitan 10.11.3 (15D21)

REPRODUCTION CASE

So go to a page where your password is saved thru chrome,
right click anywhere on the page, click on "Inspect"
find the html code for password portion
check attachment 1
 look for:
type="password"

replace "password" with "text" 

press enter
you can now see the saved password

check attachment 2

Please fix it. If you think this is worthy of your bug bounty reward, hit me up on pranitjannawar@gmail.com


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Type of crash: [tab, browser, etc.]
Crash State: [see link above: stack trace, registers, exception record]
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Labels: -Type-Bug-Security -Restrict-View-SecurityTeam Type-Bug
Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
Summary: easy to see passwords (was: Security: easy to see passwords)
Thanks for the note!

This is expected behavior, as explained in the security FAQ here: https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/security-faq#TOC-What-about-unmasking-of-passwords-with-the-developer-tools-


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