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Risk Score
3.43
Risk Level:
Low
Recommendation:
🟢 LOW RISK — review
Top Risks
- Privacy policy fetch failed; cannot confirm extension data handling scope.
- webRequest + <all_urls> + content_scripts on all URLs gives broad traffic observation capability.
- No CSP declared (MV3 mitigates but external host popper.js.org still contacted).
- Privacy policy is generic Reddit platform policy, not extension-scoped.
- Developer confirmed as reddit.com owner; risk substantially mitigated by brand confirmation.
Evidence
- confirmed_owner store brand_mention.confirmed_owner=true; developer_domain=reddit.com resolves, not throwaway.
- broad_host_permissions manifest host_permissions include <all_urls> and *://*.google.com/ with content_scripts on all URLs.
- webrequest_all_urls manifest webRequest + <all_urls> enables full traffic inspection across all sites.
- privacy_policy_fetch_failed api privacy_policy_classification.fetched=false; fetch_error:HTTPError; policy unverifiable.
- external_hosts crx js_external_hosts: alb.reddit.com (first-party), popper.js.org (third-party CDN).
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy=null; MV3 provides default CSP but no custom hardening.
- featured_by_google store is_featured_by_google=true; follows recommended practices badge present.
- clean_code_scan crx code_findings_raw=[], obfuscation_score=0.0, cve_findings_raw=[], no threat-intel hits.
Permissions Breakdown
- webRequest high Intercepts all network requests; paired with <all_urls> host access amplifies risk.
- tabs medium Access to tab URLs and metadata across all open tabs.
- <all_urls> high Broad host permission granting access to every site visited.
- *://*.google.com/ medium Explicit Google host permission; redundant under <all_urls> but signals deliberate targeting.
- content_scripts http://*/*, https://*/* high Content scripts injected on every page; effectively universal reach.
Pillar Scores
Permissions5.50
Reputation2.00
Network2.00
Webstore1.00
Maintenance0.00
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:29
Listing SHA
4e1c9d726dd4…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
20.1s