SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
YouTube Transcript Sync
Chrome extension·by jameswilson
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
YouTube Transcript Sync's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
13%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,714 extensions
In Productivity
29%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 25,973 productivity extensions
Findings
26
median 10Lower is safer
Critical findings
4
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 23vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 26 findings across 5 severities
26
findings
detected
detected
Critical415%
High28%
Medium1973%
Low14%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 2 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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