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medium 6.1

CVE-2026-45243 json

Summarize < 0.15.1 Browser Extension Missing Authorization via Content Script

published 5mo ago modified yesterday also EUVD-2026-30794 , GHSA-5624-2pmv-jx46

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Summarize prior to 0.15.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the content script window.postMessage bridge that allows malicious pages to perform unauthorized operations on automation artifacts. Attackers can simulate runtime messages with spoofed sender identifiers to list, read, create, overwrite, or delete automation artifacts scoped to the affected tab without proper authorization checks.

Patch / fix

  • npm @steipete/summarize 0.15.0
  • steipete summarize 0.15.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/steipete/summarize/pull/222 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
GitHub 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
npm @steipete/summarize
<0.15.0
0.15.0

Affected products

  • steipete summarize

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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