SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ShortURL
Firefox extension·by gxvwb
77
/ 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
ShortURL's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
30%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 381,413 extensions
In Privacy & Security
23%of privacy & security extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 11,955 privacy & security extensions
Findings
19
median 5Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 4Declared in manifest
Active users
29
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 19 distinct issues across 6 severities
19
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical211%
High421%
Needs Review00%
Medium1053%
Low316%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 6 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 permissions in total. 2 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Sep 4, 2026
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