SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Fresh News
Firefox extension·by Sergey Vlasov
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
Fresh News's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Appearance
10%of appearance extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 17,915 appearance extensions
Findings
4
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical125%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium125%
Low250%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 5 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
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
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
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