GitHub Code Folding
lefcpjbffalgdcdgidjdnmabfenecjdf
Risk Score
7.79
Risk Level:
High
Recommendation:
🚫 BLOCK
Top Risks
- THREAT FEED: extension ID independently confirmed malicious by TPCI chrome-mal-ids — Github Code Folding + malext.io malicious_extension_sentry (+2.5, capped).
- Abandoned: last updated July 2022, 47 months ago — no security patches in nearly 4 years.
- Privacy policy is Google's generic account policy; not scoped to this extension at all.
- Free-webmail developer (gmail) with no verified business identity; brand mentions GitHub without ownership.
- innerHTML sink in main.js introduces DOM-XSS risk; no CSP to mitigate.
Evidence
- abandoned_extension store Last updated July 14, 2022; 47 months stale — no maintenance for nearly 4 years.
- generic_privacy_policy store Privacy URL is Google account policy; scope_extension=false, third_party_sharing=true — not scoped to this extension.
- brand_impersonation store brand_mention.is_impersonation=true for 'github'; developer is gmail user with no verified owner status.
- dom_xss_sink crx main.js: innerHTML assigned from variable with no CSP present — DOM-XSS risk.
- external_js_host crx js_external_hosts includes www.onlinewebfonts.com — third-party asset host outside dev control.
- no_csp manifest content_security_policy is null; MV3 provides some default protection but no explicit CSP declared.
- free_webmail_dev store Developer email nlustiger@gmail.com; no business domain, no verified publisher badge.
- featured_by_google store is_featured_by_google=true — partial reputation signal, but does not override staleness and privacy gaps.
- threat_feed_membership api Extension ID listed by TPCI chrome-mal-ids — Github Code Folding + malext.io malicious_extension_sentry; score 5.29 -> 7.79 (+2.5 cap 2.5).
Permissions Breakdown
- scripting medium Allows JS injection into pages; scoped only to github.com via host_permissions.
- *://github.com/* low Narrow host scope limited to github.com; matches stated function.
Pillar Scores
Permissions1.50
Reputation7.00
Network2.00
Webstore2.00
Maintenance8.50
Privacy10.00
Code Quality2.00
CVE Exposure0.00
Bookkeeping
Rubric v3.6
Scored at 2026-11-03 09:52
Listing SHA
25a897393f6c…
Force block
— not fired
Score recovered
no
Elapsed
20.0s