SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Sprout SEO Extension 🌱
Chrome extension·by Hans van Gent - User Growth
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
Sprout SEO Extension 🌱's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
73.37%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
63.370000000000005%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
34
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
4
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
10
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1338%
Low1647%
Info515%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 10 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Modify content settings
Can change per-site settings for cookies, JavaScript, plugins, and more
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
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
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
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