SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YA Readwise Highlighter
Firefox extension·by Lightmarey
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
YA Readwise Highlighter's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
22%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
8%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,855 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
26
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 26 distinct issues across 6 severities
26
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical312%
High14%
Needs Review00%
Medium1869%
Low415%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 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
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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