chrome.tabs.executeScript into dataURI tab

Question

Question is very simple (to ask)
Is there any way to inject script into tab containing only image
and have URL in form of:
data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0K....

console gives me error:
Cannot access contents of url "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0K....

Answer 1

Looks like the answer is "no". data: URIs are not supported by permissions.

Even "activeTab" or "<all_urls>" permission does not grant the required rights.

A glance on the Chromium bug tracker did not find an existing feature request for that - you may try your luck.

Answer 2

Agreeing with Xan, it's a chromium bug that extensions cannot work on data URIs.

A fix is going in that will rectify this, hopefully landing in Chrome 66.