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SideAI: AI Sidebar For ChatGPT - Free Access

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Risk Score
5.24
Risk Level: Medium
Recommendation: 🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Category AI
Installs 10,000
Rating 4.7
Last updated
Manifest version MV3
CSP present ❌ no
Developer support@sideai.app
Verified publisher ✅ yes
Featured by Google ✅ yes
Privacy policy link
Web Store open ↗

Top Risks

  • <all_urls> + scripting: extension can inject JS into every site the user visits, including banking and email.
  • ChatGPT brand impersonation (confirmed by brand_mention.is_impersonation) without verified ownership; not a Google-featured exception.
  • No CSP on MV3 extension with 3 innerHTML DOM-XSS sinks; elevated XSS surface on all pages.
  • Content scripts injected on all Google search domains (17 locales) well beyond stated ChatGPT sidebar function.
  • External JS hosts include social/form services (formspree.io, Supabase); data could leave browser without user awareness.

Evidence

  • broad_host_access manifest <all_urls> in host_permissions + content_scripts; scripting permission enables JS injection on every site.
  • brand_impersonation store brand_mention.is_impersonation=true for 'chatgpt'; confirmed_owner=false; not verified_publisher for brand.
  • no_csp crx content_security_policy is null; 3 innerHTML sinks in code_findings_raw with no mitigating policy.
  • scope_mismatch manifest Content scripts cover 17 Google search locales beyond stated ChatGPT sidebar purpose.
  • external_hosts crx 8 external JS hosts including formspree.io, supabase, t.me, twitter.com, facebook.com — broad egress surface.
  • privacy_policy_third_party_sharing api Policy fetched, scoped, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true, retention=true — marginal adequacy.
  • maintenance_unknown store last_updated is empty; months_since_update=null; cannot assess staleness, scored conservatively.
  • verified_publisher_featured store verified_publisher=true and is_featured_by_google=true; reduces reputation risk but does not clear impersonation.

Permissions Breakdown

  • storage low Stores user preferences/settings; low risk in isolation.
  • contextMenus low Adds right-click menu items; low standalone risk.
  • declarativeNetRequest medium Can modify/block network requests; medium risk without broad host amplifier.
  • sidePanel low Opens a side panel UI; low risk.
  • scripting high Allows JS injection into pages; HIGH when paired with <all_urls> host permission.
  • offscreen low Creates offscreen documents; low risk in isolation.
  • *://*.chat.openai.com/* high Host access to ChatGPT sessions; can read credentials/conversations.
  • *://*.chatgpt.com/* high Host access to chatgpt.com; same sensitive session risk.
  • <all_urls> high Broad host access across all sites; amplifies scripting to full-browser reach.

Pillar Scores

Permissions7.00
Reputation4.00
Network4.00
Webstore5.50
Maintenance5.00
Privacy2.00
Code Quality4.00
CVE Exposure0.00

Bookkeeping

Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:38
Listing SHA 80dce70b0699…
Force block — not fired
Score recovered no
Elapsed 28.9s