SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Sidebar+

Firefox extension·by zluka
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

Sidebar+'s safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
36%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Appearance
12%of appearance extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 18,944 appearance extensions
Findings
15
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
12
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
166
median 3vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 15 distinct issues across 6 severities
15
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

6 risky permissions of 12 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 12 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites

Can read and modify content on every website you visit

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

High
Access browsing history

Can read and modify your complete browsing history

High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
View most visited sites

Can see your most frequently visited websites

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

Medium
Access bookmarks

Can read and modify your saved bookmarks

Medium
Open downloaded files

Can open files that have been downloaded

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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