SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
ActivityWatch - Open Source Time Tracker
Firefox extension·by Erik Bjäreholt
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
ActivityWatch - Open Source Time Tracker's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
28%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Other
9%of other extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 26,888 other extensions
Findings
15
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
7
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3232
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 15 distinct issues across 6 severities
15
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 19 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical00%
High533%
Needs Review00%
Medium640%
Low427%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 7 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 7 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside 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
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
Info
http://127.0.0.1:5600/api/*
No additional information available.
Info
http://127.0.0.1:5666/api/*
No additional information available.
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