SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
RSS Sidebar
Firefox extension·by David Youster
How it ranks
RSS Sidebar's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
90%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
0
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
4
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 0 distinct issues across 6 severities
0
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 4 total
1 critical permission require attention
This extension requests 4 permissions in total. 1 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
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Custom menus
Can add custom items to the browser context menu
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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