SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ReadTrace
Firefox extension·by Ethanliu
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
ReadTrace's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
53%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 357,609 extensions
In Language Support
32%of language support extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 3,544 language support extensions
Findings
10
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 11 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High110%
Needs Review00%
Medium770%
Low220%
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
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
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 24, 2026
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