SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
WebScrapBook
Firefox extension·by Danny Lin
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
RISKY
Several elevated signals. Read the findings before sharing this with your team.
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How it ranks
WebScrapBook's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
61.76%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
51.76%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
75
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
7
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
13
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
2
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 75 distinct issues across 6 severities
75
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 78 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical23%
High23%
Needs Review00%
Medium4256%
Low2939%
Info00%
Permissions requested
7 risky permissions of 13 total
7 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 13 permissions in total. 7 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads
Can initiate downloads and access your download history
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Observe web requests
Can monitor all network requests made by the browser
High
Block and modify web requests
Can intercept, block, or modify any network request before it completes
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
Medium
Add context menu items
Can add custom items to the right-click context menu
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
Monitor navigation
Can observe and track tab navigation events and URL changes
Medium
Container tabs
Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities
Medium
Access location
Can determine your physical location
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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