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YouTube Caption Search

Chrome extension·by aaron.johnson1031
80
/ 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

YouTube Caption Search's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
37%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 403,022 extensions
In Productivity
48%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 194,455 productivity extensions
Findings
39
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 39 distinct issues across 6 severities
39
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

2 risky permissions of 3 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 3 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

Low
Use side panel

Can display content in the browser side panel

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