SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes
Chrome extension·by McGuigan Software
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Notewell - Highlight & Sticky Notes's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
27%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
36%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
57
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
15
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 57 distinct issues across 6 severities
57
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical12%
High12%
Needs Review00%
Medium5495%
Low12%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 5 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 5 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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