SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

PubMedX

Firefox extension·by Emuyn LLC
83
/ 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

PubMedX's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
82.53%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
72.53%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
12
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
1
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
8
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 12 distinct issues across 6 severities
12
distinct issues
detected
Scanners reported 16 raw occurrences; repeats of the same issue at the same location are merged here. The list below shows every occurrence.

Permissions requested

1 risky permission of 8 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Info
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*

No additional information available.

Info
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*

No additional information available.

Info
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/*

No additional information available.

Info
https://www.mendeley.com/*

No additional information available.

Info
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/*

No additional information available.

Info
https://www.emuyn.net/*

No additional information available.

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