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CiteMate – Citation Formatter

Chrome extension·by alessio.faccia
79
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

CiteMate – Citation Formatter's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
35%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 397,380 extensions
In Productivity
45%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 191,263 productivity extensions
Findings
7
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
13
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 7 distinct issues across 6 severities
7
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 3 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 3 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

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