---
id: CVE-2026-96680
title: A vulnerability was detected in ByteDance Coze Scraper Extension up to 2.0.2
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was detected in ByteDance Coze Scraper Extension up to 2.0.2.
  Affected by this vulnerability is the function
  chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener of the file
  static/background/index.js of the component External Me…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
  - CWE-863
vendor: ByteDance
product: Coze Scraper Extension
affected:
  - coze_scraper_extension 2.0.0
  - coze_scraper_extension 2.0.1
  - coze_scraper_extension 2.0.2
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T21:08:55.030'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96680'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xryj920/chrome_extensions/blob/main/Coze%20Scraper%202.0.2%20Unrestricted%20External%20Message%20Handler%20Allows%20Website-Triggered%20Arbitrary%20URL%20Scraping
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-96680'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/904123'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/409003'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/409003/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00259
epssPercentile: 0.15641
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-24T13:12:54.037634Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T23:34:46.858Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was detected in ByteDance Coze Scraper Extension up to 2.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function chrome.runtime.onMessageExternal.addListener of the file static/background/index.js of the component External Message Handler. The manipulation of the argument body.url/paginationConfig/xPathConfig/body.urls/xPaths results in missing authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.