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CiteKit - Citation Generator & Reference Library

Firefox extension·by CiteKit
92
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.

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How it ranks

CiteKit - Citation Generator & Reference Library's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
67%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Search Tools
36%of search tools extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 16,645 search tools extensions
Findings
6
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 2vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 6 distinct issues across 6 severities
6
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 4 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 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

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

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