SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
The Source Taster
Chrome extension·by Jeff Nawroth
73
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue
How it ranks
The Source Taster's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
11%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 421,529 extensions
In Productivity
13%of productivity extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 206,551 productivity extensions
Findings
51
median 18Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
4
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
178
median 13vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 51 distinct issues across 6 severities
51
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical24%
High1122%
Needs Review00%
Medium2447%
Low1325%
Info12%
Permissions requested
4 permissions declared
No risky permissions
4 permissions requested — none are flagged as risky.
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
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
Low
Use side panel
Can display content in the browser side panel
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 22, 2026
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