SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Open Research Button
Chrome extension·by PaperPanda
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
Open Research Button's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
32%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 357,609 extensions
In Productivity
43%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,115 productivity extensions
Findings
7
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
30000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical114%
High229%
Needs Review00%
Medium457%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 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
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 9, 2026
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