SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Sider Operator
Chrome extension·by ChatGPT Sidebar
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Sider Operator's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
14%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
18%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
29
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
3
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
28
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3000
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 29 distinct issues across 6 severities
29
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 31 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical310%
High931%
Needs Review00%
Medium1655%
Low13%
Info00%
Permissions requested
11 risky permissions of 28 total
3 critical permissions require attention
This extension requests 28 permissions in total. 11 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Browser debugger access
Can attach to tabs and inspect/modify all page data using Chrome DevTools protocol
Critical
Capture screen content
Can capture screenshots or video of your screen, windows, or tabs
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Open downloaded files
Can open files that have been downloaded
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 18, 2026
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