SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Reading List
Chrome extension·by BananaWare
82
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Reading List's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
44%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
55%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
14
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 14 distinct issues across 6 severities
14
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High17%
Needs Review00%
Medium1179%
Low214%
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
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 23, 2026
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