SECURITY REPORT · EXTENSHI SCAN
Article Sorting
Firefox extension·by Tarra
0
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.
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How it ranks
Article Sorting's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
28%of extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 120,711 extensions
In Feeds News Blogging
16%of feeds news blogging extensions carry more risk
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 4,643 feeds news blogging extensions
Findings
13
median 4Lower is safer
Critical findings
2
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
6
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
0
median 3vs category median
Findings breakdown
Automated security signal · 13 findings across 5 severities
13
findings
detected
detected
Critical215%
High323%
Medium646%
Low215%
Info00%
Permissions requested
3 risky permissions of 6 total
3 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 6 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 all HTTPS sites
Can read and modify content on all encrypted websites
High
Access all HTTP sites
Can read and modify content on all non-encrypted websites
Medium
Access current tab
Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension
Medium
Store local data
Can save data locally in the browser for persistence
Medium
Show notifications
Can display desktop notifications outside the browser
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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Jun 25, 2026
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