Netskope Extension Risk

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Risk Score
4.81
Risk Level: Medium
Recommendation: 🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Category DeveloperTools
Installs 4,000
Rating 4.2
Last updated 2026-10-14
Manifest version MV3
CSP present ❌ no
Developer himavamsi.kummari@gmail.com
Verified publisher ❌ no
Featured by Google ❌ no
Privacy policy link
Web Store open ↗

Top Risks

  • debugger + <all_urls> + scripting: full page/traffic control on every site; takeover value is high.
  • Anonymous solo dev (gmail, no name, no site, unverified): no accountability for powerful access.
  • 6 innerHTML DOM-XSS sinks with no CSP, incl. ai-panel.js rendering remote AI content.
  • Install URL hijack flag (onInstalled opens external URL) with null target.
  • 12+ external hosts incl. CDN and Vercel backend; broad runtime network surface.

Evidence

  • high_perms manifest debugger, scripting, tabs, downloads, declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess, webNavigation.
  • broad_hosts manifest host_permissions and content_scripts both <all_urls>; category-fit discount applied (DevTools).
  • dev_identity store gmail dev, empty developer_name, no business site, not verified, not featured.
  • install_hijack crx install_url_hijack=true (onInstalled external open), target null.
  • code_sinks crx 6x dom_sink_innerhtml_userctrl, 2x debugger_attach, function_constructor (jszip); obfuscation 0.
  • csp crx csp_present=false; MV3 default mitigates extension pages but not page-world sinks.
  • network_hosts crx 12 external hosts incl cdn.jsdelivr.net, codex-dev-ai.vercel.app; geo count 2; no bad/monetization hits.
  • privacy store Policy scoped to extension, collection+3rd-party sharing disclosed, no retention stated.

Permissions Breakdown

  • activeTab low User-granted per-tab access on click.
  • tabs medium Can enumerate and query open tabs and URLs.
  • storage low Local state persistence.
  • unlimitedStorage low Expands local storage quota.
  • scripting medium Programmatic script injection into pages.
  • downloads medium Can trigger file downloads (asset extractor/screenshots).
  • declarativeNetRequest medium Can block/modify network requests.
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess high Request modification across all hosts with <all_urls>.
  • webNavigation medium Observes navigation events and URLs.
  • debugger high Full CDP control over tabs: read/modify page content and traffic.
  • alarms low Scheduled tasks.
  • host_permissions:<all_urls> high Broad host access; justified by dev-toolkit category but wide attack surface.

Pillar Scores

Permissions6.50
Reputation7.50
Network4.00
Webstore2.00
Maintenance0.00
Privacy1.00
Code Quality3.50
CVE Exposure0.00

Bookkeeping

Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-10-29 13:05
Listing SHA 806dcc60eb82…
Force block — not fired
Score recovered no
Elapsed —