Awesome PDF Viewer, Reader
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Risk Score
4.62
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Privacy policy is Google's generic policy — not scoped to this extension, yet discloses data collection and third-party sharing (Privacy pillar: 10.0).
- Developer uses free Gmail address (jjkapp2020@gmail.com) with no verifiable business identity, elevating Reputation risk.
- Four innerHTML DOM-XSS sinks across multiple JS files with no CSP; amplified risk from csp_present==false.
- External host wapdf.newappzone.com is an unverified third-party domain embedded in content_scripts and js_external_hosts.
- Content scripts inject into all http/https PDF URLs (broad host coverage) despite minimal declared permissions.
Evidence
- free_webmail_dev_email store Developer email jjkapp2020@gmail.com — Gmail, no verified business domain.
- generic_privacy_policy store Privacy policy points to Google's own account policy; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true.
- dom_xss_sinks_no_csp crx 4 innerHTML DOM-XSS sinks in open.js, option.js, webpage1.js, popup.js; csp_present=false amplifies risk.
- external_third_party_host crx wapdf.newappzone.com appears in content_scripts_matches and js_external_hosts — unverified third-party domain.
- broad_content_script_pdf manifest Content scripts match http/https://*/*.pdf* and file://*/*.PDF* — covers all PDF-like URLs on all sites.
- mv3_no_csp manifest MV3 extension has no explicit CSP declared; DOM sinks lack mitigation.
- no_verified_publisher store verified_publisher=false, is_featured_by_google=false; no trust badge.
- operator_cluster_dev_email_count api operator_cluster sibling_count=0 but dev_email dimension=1; single identity cluster, limited blast radius.
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Stores user preferences; minimal risk.
- contextMenus low Adds right-click menu items; low capability.
- content_scripts(*://wapdf.newappzone.com/*, file://*/*.pdf*, http://*/*.pdf*, https://*/*.pdf*) medium Broad file:// and http(s):// PDF URL access injects scripts into all PDF pages across all sites.
Pillar Scores
Permissions1.50
Reputation7.50
Network3.50
Webstore1.50
Maintenance0.00
Privacy10.00
Code Quality2.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:27
Listing SHA
b61ae5aabb2a…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
29.1s