SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

YouTube Embed & Shorts EX

Firefox extension·by Cultured6967
81
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

YouTube Embed & Shorts EX's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
43%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 415,560 extensions
In Games Entertainment
21%of games entertainment extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 9,621 games entertainment extensions
Findings
32
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
22
median 4vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 32 distinct issues across 6 severities
32
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 8 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 1 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

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
*://*.youtube.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.youtube.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.holodex.net/*

No additional information available.

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