Speakex Selected Text - any website
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Risk Score
4.16
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Privacy policy URL failed SSL fetch — treated as no accessible policy; data handling unknown.
- Install URL hijack: onInstalled opens speakselectiontextextension.shop, a 3rd-party domain.
- Free-webmail dev (gmail) with generic name 'Extensions' and Google Sites policy — low accountability.
- Content scripts injected on <all_urls> giving persistent access to every page visited.
- Extension contacts speakselectiontextextension.shop externally; domain ownership/intent unverified.
Evidence
- install_url_hijack crx onInstalled redirects to speakselectiontextextension.shop — 3rd-party domain, monetization risk.
- privacy_policy_fetch_failed api SSLError on https://sites.google.com/view/ext-privacypolicy77/ — policy inaccessible, scored as no policy.
- free_webmail_developer store Developer email browsnerose@gmail.com; name 'Extensions' is generic; no verified business.
- content_scripts_all_urls manifest Content scripts match <all_urls> — code runs on every site the user visits.
- js_external_host crx Extension contacts speakselectiontextextension.shop at runtime; purpose/ownership unverified.
- is_featured_by_google store Extension carries Google Featured badge — minor trust signal despite other concerns.
- no_cve_findings crx No bundled JS libraries with known CVEs detected.
- obfuscation_clean crx obfuscation_score=0.0, code_findings_raw empty — no obfuscation or exfil patterns found.
Permissions Breakdown
- contextMenus low Adds right-click menu item; core to stated TTS function.
- tts low Text-to-speech synthesis; matches stated purpose exactly.
- storage low Persists user voice/speed prefs locally.
- activeTab low Reads selected text on active tab only; narrow scope.
- content_scripts <all_urls> medium Script injected into every page; broader than activeTab alone.
Pillar Scores
Permissions1.30
Reputation7.50
Network2.00
Webstore4.50
Maintenance1.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-07-08 13:52
Listing SHA
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Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
—