SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
WebMemex
Firefox extension·by Gerben
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 7 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
WebMemex's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
3%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
1%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
50
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
21
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 50 distinct issues across 6 severities
50
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 59 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical12%
High714%
Needs Review00%
Medium3366%
Low24%
Info714%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 9 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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