SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Wayfarer
Firefox extension·by Colin Crowther
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
Wayfarer's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
52.4%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
42.4%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
61
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
1
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 61 distinct issues across 6 severities
61
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 66 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical12%
High47%
Needs Review00%
Medium2846%
Low2439%
Info47%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 4 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 4 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
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
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 25, 2026
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