Is ARCON Browser Extension safe?
ARCON Browser Extension lets any web page trigger its proxy, login and SAML automation through an unchecked postMessage relay.
A content script on all http, https and file pages forwards page messages named executeJSON to the background script, checking only that the message came from the page itself, not its origin. The background then acts on the supplied configuration: it can set a proxy gateway with credentials, post credentials to a given API URL, open OIDC or AWS sign-in URLs, and inject a SAML response. The handler is built for the vendor's privileged access web console but is reachable from any site.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.1.0.15. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Store data in your browser
storage
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
Change your browser's privacy and security settings
privacy
Route all of your browsing through a server of its choosing
proxy
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Start, monitor and manage your downloads
downloads
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Clear your browsing history, cache and cookies
browsingData
Read and change your full browsing history
history