SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
WideTab
Chrome extension·by doathink
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
WideTab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
19%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
25%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
66
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
5
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 66 distinct issues across 6 severities
66
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 68 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical12%
High35%
Needs Review00%
Medium6091%
Low23%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 8 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Communicate with desktop apps
Can exchange messages with applications installed on your computer
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
Access browsing history
Can read and modify your complete browsing history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Low
Access favicons
Can retrieve website favicon images
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 1, 2026
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