Video Downloader - Video Hunter
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Risk Score
4.28
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Free-webmail dev (gmail) with no developer name listed; identity not verifiable despite verified-publisher badge.
- webRequest + declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess + scripting + <all_urls> enables full request interception and script injection on every site.
- No CSP combined with dynamic script creation and new Function() across multiple files allows runtime code execution.
- Privacy policy admits data collection and third-party sharing but lacks retention details; scope is extension-specific.
- Contacts ip-api.com (geolocation) and Google Analytics in addition to reactjs.org; 3 external hosts with no CSP.
Evidence
- free_webmail_dev_no_name store developer_email=getvideohunter@gmail.com, developer_name empty; reputation floor elevated.
- verified_publisher_featured store verified_publisher=true, is_featured_by_google=true; discounts applied but capped per invariants.
- high_permissions_broad_host manifest webRequest + declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess + scripting all paired with <all_urls> host permission.
- no_csp crx content_security_policy=null; MV3 default CSP applies but no explicit hardening; amplifies code risks.
- dynamic_script_and_function_constructor crx script_src_dynamic + function_constructor found in popup.js, offscreen.js, player.js.
- privacy_third_party_sharing api Policy fetched; scope_extension=true, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true, retention=false.
- external_hosts_ip_api crx js_external_hosts includes ip-api.com (geolocation), reactjs.org, www.google-analytics.com.
- monetization_hit_analytics api threat_intel.monetization_hits: google-analytics.com (telemetry tier); category is VideoDownloader.
Permissions Breakdown
- tabs medium Access to tab URLs/titles; needed for video detection.
- storage low Local key-value storage; low risk.
- unlimitedStorage low Extended local storage; minor risk.
- offscreen medium Allows off-screen DOM processing; used in media extraction.
- scripting medium Programmatic script injection into pages; significant capability.
- webRequest high Intercepts all network requests across all URLs; HIGH capability.
- declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess high Can block/redirect requests on any host; HIGH capability.
- notifications low Desktop notifications; low risk.
- downloads medium Initiates file downloads; core to stated function.
- sidePanel low Side-panel UI; low risk.
- <all_urls> (host) high Content scripts inject into every URL; broad reach amplifies webRequest/scripting.
Pillar Scores
Permissions5.50
Reputation6.50
Network4.50
Webstore2.50
Maintenance0.00
Privacy2.00
Code Quality5.50
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:17
Listing SHA
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Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
32.6s