SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
GuideGen — Step-by-step guide capture
Chrome extension·by Gaurav Singh
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
GuideGen — Step-by-step guide capture's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
4%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Productivity
5%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 177,133 productivity extensions
Findings
53
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
9
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
7
median 14vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 53 distinct issues across 6 severities
53
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 65 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical12%
High611%
Needs Review00%
Medium3974%
Low713%
Info00%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 9 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 9 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
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
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Medium
Access user identity
Can get OAuth2 tokens and access your Google account identity
Low
Create offscreen documents
Can create hidden documents for background processing tasks
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