SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
alphaXiv - Open Research Discussion
Firefox extension·by alphaXiv
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
alphaXiv - Open Research Discussion's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
6%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 369,936 extensions
In Alerts & Updates
2%of alerts & updates extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 6,603 alerts & updates extensions
Findings
57
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
14
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
873
median 2vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 57 distinct issues across 6 severities
57
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 67 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical24%
High1119%
Needs Review00%
Medium3765%
Low35%
Info47%
Permissions requested
4 risky permissions of 14 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
Critical
Access to all websites
Can read and modify content on every website you visit
High
Execute scripts in pages
Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Info
https://arxiv.org/abs/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://www.arxiv.org/abs/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://arxiv.org/pdf/*
No additional information available.
Info
https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/*
No additional information available.
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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