osquery / osquery/osquery

chrome_extensions table does not report extensions bundled with browsers

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Description

Bug report

What operating system and version are you using?
 version = 10.15.4
   build = 19E234g
platform = darwin
What version of osquery are you using?
version = 4.2.0
What steps did you take to reproduce the issue?

run select * from users join chrome_extensions using (uid); or select * from chrome_extensions;

What did you expect to see?

all extensions which a browser would load, including those which are bundled with browsers.

for example, chrome comes with a few "invisible" extensions which may not be visible in chrome://extensions but they are in chrome://system under extensions. this includes things like kmendfapggjehodndflmmgagdbamhnfd (CryptoTokenExtension) or gfdkimpbcpahaombhbimeihdjnejgicl (Feedback). Microsoft Edge has a bunch too, like:

dgiklkfkllikcanfonkcabmbdfmgleag : Microsoft Clipboard Extension : version 1_0 
fikbjbembnmfhppjfnmfkahdhfohhjmg : Media Internals Services Extension : version 2_0_0 
fogppepbgmgkpdkinbojbibkhoffpief : Edge Collections : version 1_0 
iglcjdemknebjbklcgkfaebgojjphkec : Microsoft Store : version 0_2 
ihmafllikibpmigkcoadcmckbfhibefp : Edge Feedback : version 1_0_0_1 
jdiccldimpdaibmpdkjnbmckianbfold : Microsoft Voices : version 1_0 
kmendfapggjehodndflmmgagdbamhnfd : CryptoTokenExtension : version 0_9_74 
mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai : Microsoft Edge PDF Viewer : version 1 
ncbjelpjchkpbikbpkcchkhkblodoama : WebRTC Internals Extension : version 2_0_0 
What did you see instead?

only extensions which are installed in a browser profile.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the two queries against the chrome_extensions table on macOS 10.15.4 with osquery 4.2.0, comparing installed profile extensions with the bundled extensions listed in chrome://system. Done means the table reports browser-bundled extensions as well as profile-installed extensions, including the examples in the issue.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
operating-systems, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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