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ReferenceMate

Chrome extension·by cizifus
64
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.

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How it ranks

ReferenceMate's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
8%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Productivity
10%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,263 productivity extensions
Findings
148
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
16
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 148 distinct issues across 6 severities
148
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 153 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 8 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 8 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
Access current tab

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

Medium
Write to clipboard

Can place content onto your clipboard

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Access user identity

Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity

Medium
Add context menu items

Can add custom items to the right-click context menu

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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