SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN

Wikipedia Redirector

Firefox extension·by Darrellran

How it ranks

Wikipedia Redirector's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
99%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked across every extension we scan
In its category
90%of its category extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked within its category
Findings
0
median 38Lower is safer
Risky permissions
3
median 1Critical + high perms
Total permissions
14
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
Critical00%
High00%
Needs Review00%
Medium00%
Low00%
Info00%

Permissions requested

3 risky permissions of 14 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 14 permissions in total. 3 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
Access browser cookies

Can read and modify cookies, potentially accessing login sessions

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

Info
*://*.wikipedia.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wiktionary.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikiquote.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikibooks.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikisource.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikinews.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikiversity.org/*

No additional information available.

Info
*://*.wikimedia.org/*

No additional information available.

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