SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Bar Reader - Barcode & QR Scanner
Chrome extension·by Jefferson Silva
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
Bar Reader - Barcode & QR Scanner's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
23%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,710 extensions
In Productivity
48%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
18
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
28
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 18 findings across 5 severities
18
findings
detected
detected
Critical00%
High211%
Medium1583%
Low16%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 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
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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