SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Kimchi Reader
Chrome extension·by Kimchi Reader Sàrl
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Kimchi Reader's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
68.61%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
58.61%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
34
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
2
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
7
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 34 distinct issues across 6 severities
34
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 64 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical13%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium3191%
Low26%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 7 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 7 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
Capture tab content
Can capture audio and video streams from browser tabs
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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