SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
SideEffect
Chrome extension·by sanbo.inc.2024
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
SideEffect's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
7%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Make Chrome Yours
5%of make chrome yours extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 22,985 make chrome yours extensions
Findings
456
median 9Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
19
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
23
median 18vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 456 distinct issues across 6 severities
456
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 490 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical10%
High31%
Needs Review00%
Medium44096%
Low82%
Info41%
Permissions requested
6 risky permissions of 19 total
6 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 19 permissions in total. 6 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Delete browsing data
Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Capture tab content
Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
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
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
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 3, 2026
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