SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Back Closes Tab
Firefox extension·by dblanchard
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Back Closes Tab's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
34%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 357,609 extensions
In Photos Music Videos
12%of photos music videos extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 8,539 photos music videos extensions
Findings
5
median 3Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
3
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
3
median 7vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 5 distinct issues across 6 severities
5
distinct issues
detected
detected
Scanners reported 6 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.
Critical120%
High120%
Needs Review00%
Medium240%
Low120%
Info00%
Permissions requested
2 risky permissions of 3 total
2 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 3 permissions in total. 2 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
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
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026
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