SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Smart Citations
Chrome extension·by smartioz.com
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Smart Citations's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
1%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
1%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
333
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
10
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 333 distinct issues across 6 severities
333
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical10%
High196%
Needs Review00%
Medium29087%
Low206%
Info31%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 10 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
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
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Block requests with host access
Can block or redirect network requests and requires host permissions
Medium
Write to clipboard
Can place content onto your clipboard
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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