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Status: Duplicate
Merged: issue 126398
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Closed: Aug 2017
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Type: Bug-Security



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Security: chrome view passwords without autherization

Reported by vissu2...@gmail.com, Aug 22 2017

Issue description

VULNERABILITY DETAILS
Please provide a brief explanation of the security issue.

VERSION
Chrome Version: 60.0.3112.101 + [stable]
Operating System: [Windows, 7, and service pack 1] & applicable for almost all chrome browsers

REPRODUCTION CASE
If somebody wants to view saved passwords in google chrome browser. There are two ways to do it.
1. Go to chrome://settings/passwords, view details link beside the website you want to look the password for, click eye like button on password on popup and it will ask for computer password and when entering the computer password we will be able to see the password.
2. we can go to passwords.google.com and view password.

in both above cases it requires some level of authorization.

3rd way to do that is by going to the console in chrome developer tools and typing "document.getElementById('id').value" or "document.getElementsByClassName('class')[0].value"(for google login) and document.getElementsByName('name')[0].value in console window. Here 'id', 'class' and 'name' indicated id class and name of the respective input html element.
By this approach all computer users irrespective of the authorization can see the passwords saved in the account. 

I am also adding images it it helps.

Thank you,
Viswanath

 
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Mergedinto: 126398
Status: Duplicate (was: Unconfirmed)
Thanks for the report.

The behavior is working as expected but is so commonly surprising that a specific entry was added to the Chrome Security FAQ: https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/security/faq.md#What-about-unmasking-of-passwords-with-the-developer-tools
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Comment 2 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Nov 29 2017

Labels: -Restrict-View-SecurityTeam allpublic
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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