SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Ethical Read
Firefox extension·by Ethical Read
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 7 years
- Bundles libraries with known vulnerabilities and no fix in sight
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
Ethical Read's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
37%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Social & Communication
18%of social & communication extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 12,741 social & communication extensions
Findings
9
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 9 distinct issues across 6 severities
9
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 16 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical111%
High111%
Needs Review00%
Medium556%
Low111%
Info111%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 4 total
2 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Manage other extensions
Can enable, disable, or uninstall other browser extensions
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 6, 2026
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