Write Brain: AI Writing Assistant
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Risk Score
4.49
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Content script runs on <all_urls> — reads and can modify all page content including passwords and PII.
- AI extension: user text from any page may be sent to writebrain.io for processing.
- Extension last updated 32 months ago — stale, no recent security fixes.
- Privacy policy does not disclose retention period; third-party sharing silence noted.
- No developer display name — reduces accountability.
Evidence
- content_scripts_all_urls manifest content_scripts matches <all_urls> — broad read/write access to every page visited.
- ai_page_content_processing manifest AI writing assistant with <all_urls> injection sends page text to writebrain.io.
- stale_extension store Last updated October 2023, 32 months ago — no maintenance signal.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null — no CSP hardening on MV3 extension.
- privacy_retention_missing api Privacy policy fetched and scoped but retention field is false; third_party_silence=true.
- no_developer_name store developer_name is empty string; reduces accountability.
- no_bad_hosts_or_cves crx No bad host hits, no CVE findings, no code findings, obfuscation_score=0.
- featured_by_google store is_featured_by_google=true; partial reputation signal.
Permissions Breakdown
- storage low Stores local extension state; low standalone risk.
- activeTab low Access limited to currently active tab on user action.
- host: https://writebrain.io/* low Scoped to own service domain only.
- host: https://dev.writebrain.io/* low Scoped to dev subdomain of own service.
- content_scripts: <all_urls> high Content script injected on every page — can read/modify all page content including sensitive data.
Pillar Scores
Permissions3.30
Reputation5.50
Network2.50
Webstore2.50
Maintenance8.50
Privacy2.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:40
Listing SHA
fb51218da943…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
18.5s