SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

OnionPress

Firefox extension·by Internet Archive Europe
80
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

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How it ranks

OnionPress's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
79.5%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
69.5%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
4
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
5
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 4 distinct issues across 6 severities
4
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 5 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 5 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps

Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer

High
Control proxy settings

Can route your browser traffic through a proxy server

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
http://localhost:9077/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.onion/*

No additional information available.

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