SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Search and New Tab by Yahoo
Firefox extension·by Yahoo!
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 5 years
Why this matters
An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.
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How it ranks
Search and New Tab by Yahoo's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
24%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Tabs
8%of tabs extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,722 tabs extensions
Findings
34
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
9172
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 42 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High515%
Needs Review00%
Medium2574%
Low412%
Info00%
Permissions requested
5 risky permissions of 9 total
5 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 5 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
*://*.yahoo.com/
No additional information available.
Info
*://*.yahoo.com/*
No additional information available.
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