SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Backdrop
Firefox extension·by ROTD Apps
70
/ 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
Backdrop's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
14%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 410,251 extensions
In Appearance
3%of appearance extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 18,961 appearance extensions
Findings
10
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
1
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
5
median 2Declared in manifest
Active users
1
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 10 distinct issues across 6 severities
10
distinct issues
detected
detected
Critical110%
High110%
Needs Review00%
Medium550%
Low330%
Info00%
Permissions requested
1 risky permission of 5 total
1 high-risk permission require attention
This extension requests 5 permissions in total. 1 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View most visited sites
Can see your most frequently visited websites
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Access location
Can determine your physical location
Medium
Unlimited local storage
Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits
Low
Schedule tasks
Can schedule periodic background tasks
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Oct 16, 2026
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