SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Sidetabs
Firefox extension·by Jeb Nicholson
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
EXCELLENT
Looks clean. No meaningful risks detected in this scan.
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
Sidetabs'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
89.13%of its category extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
1
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
10
median 4All declared perms
Critical findings
0
median 2Severity = Critical
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 1 distinct issue across 6 severities
1
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium1100%
Low00%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 10 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 10 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs
Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs
High
Access browser cookies
Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions
High
Delete browsing data
Can remove browsing history, cookies, cache, and other browsing data
Medium
Custom menus
Can add custom items to the browser context menu
Medium
Override context menu
Can override the default context menu behavior
Medium
Access bookmarks
Can read and modify your saved bookmarks
Medium
Access session data
Can query and restore recently closed tabs and windows
Medium
Container tabs
Can manage Firefox container tabs and their identities
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Low
Customize theme
Can change the browser theme appearance
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jul 25, 2026· partial run (some scanners failed)
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