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Risk Score
4.49
Risk Level:
Medium
Recommendation:
🟡 MEDIUM RISK — review
Top Risks
- Brand impersonation: extension references 'GitHub' brand but developer is unverified gmail user.
- Privacy policy is Google's generic account policy — does not scope to this extension at all.
- Free-webmail developer (gmail) with no verified business identity; no trust anchors.
- No CSP declared (MV3 provides default but no explicit hardening).
- Extremely low install count (63) with a 5-star rating — insufficient signal quality.
Evidence
- brand_impersonation store brand_mention.is_impersonation=true, brands_mentioned=['github'], confirmed_owner=false, developer_email is gmail.
- generic_privacy_policy store Policy URL is myaccount.google.com/privacypolicy; scope_extension=false, data_collection=true, third_party_sharing=true.
- free_webmail_developer store developer_email=akashv789@gmail.com; no business domain, no verified publisher badge.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 default applies but no explicit policy set.
- low_install_count store Only 63 installs; 5-star rating with no rating_count — insufficient evidence of trustworthiness.
- no_code_findings crx code_findings_raw empty, obfuscation_score=0.0, js_external_hosts empty — benign surface.
- permissions_scope manifest Permissions: contextMenus, activeTab, scripting. No host_permissions. Low capability footprint.
- no_bad_hosts crx threat_intel.bad_host_hits=[], affiliate_hits=[], monetization_hits=[] — no threat-intel hits.
Permissions Breakdown
- contextMenus low Adds right-click menu items; minimal standalone risk.
- activeTab low Transient access to current tab on user action only; scoped.
- scripting medium Allows JS injection into pages; paired with activeTab limits scope but still capable.
Pillar Scores
Permissions1.30
Reputation7.50
Network2.00
Webstore3.50
Maintenance1.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality0.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-06-16 07:46
Listing SHA
04e80a3e8f7a…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
19.5s