SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Scite
Chrome extension·by scite
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
Likely abandonedsafety score reduced by 30 points
- No update in over 4 years
- Built on Manifest V2, which Chrome and Edge are retiring
Why this matters
An unmaintained extension keeps whatever flaws it shipped with, and a listing with users but no owner is an attractive target to buy and repurpose.
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How it ranks
Scite's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
61.82%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
51.82%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
7
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
0
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
2
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium343%
Low457%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 permissions declared
No risky permissions
2 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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