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CacheCat

Chrome extension·by Chinmay Sonawane
61
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

CacheCat's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,240 extensions
In Productivity
7%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,259 productivity extensions
Findings
40
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
28
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 40 distinct issues across 6 severities
40
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 42 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 4 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

Low
Schedule tasks

Can schedule periodic background tasks

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