SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
RSS feed helper
Firefox extension·by Mark Powers
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
RSS feed helper's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
40%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 402,594 extensions
In Social & Communication
21%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 13,641 social & communication extensions
Findings
10
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
19
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical220%
High330%
Needs Review00%
Medium220%
Low330%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 4 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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