SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
JSONView
Chrome extension·by tomxuxu
78
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
JSONView's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
23%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
35
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
2000
median 13vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 35 distinct issues across 6 severities
35
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical26%
High1131%
Needs Review00%
Medium1851%
Low411%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 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
High
Control proxy settings
Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server
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
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 24, 2026
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