SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Open in Browser
Firefox extension·by Rob W
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
DANGEROUS
Meaningful risk surface. Avoid on managed devices without review.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 6 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
Open in Browser's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
10%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
3%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
17
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1554
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 17 distinct issues across 6 severities
17
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 18 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical16%
High424%
Needs Review00%
Medium1271%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
5 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 5 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
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
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
Medium
Custom menus
Can add custom items to the browser context menu
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 21, 2026
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