SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
PDFCite
Chrome extension
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
PDFCite's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
2%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,643 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
42
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 42 findings across 5 severities
42
findings
detected
detected
Critical25%
High410%
Medium3379%
Low37%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Medium
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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