Passbolt Browser Extension leaks password information

Description

An issue was discovered in Passbolt Browser Extension before 4.6.2. It can send multiple requests to HaveIBeenPwned while a password is being typed, which results in an information leak.

Recommendation

Update the passbolt-browser-extension package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

• Affected version(s): < 4.6.2
• Patched version(s): 4.6.2

References

• GHSA-xfq4-78j7-v594
• blog.quarkslab.com
• haveibeenpwned.com
• www.passbolt.com
• CVE-2024-33669
• CWE-200
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A1
• OWASP 2021-A6

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Tags:

npm

passbolt-browser-extension