| scripting | Permission | | This permission allows injection and execution of JavaScript on any webpage. Rated Critical because it can modify page content, steal sensitive data, and inject malicious code into any site the extension has access to. |
| <all_urls> | Host | | Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website. |
| *://*/* | Host | | Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website. |
| history | Permission | | This permission grants access to your complete browsing history. Rated High because it can track all visited websites, reveal sensitive browsing patterns, and expose private information. |
| webNavigation | Permission | | This permission enables monitoring of all browser navigation events and transitions. Rated High because it can track every page visit, navigation method, and browsing pattern, potentially exposing sensitive browsing behavior and user activities. |
| offscreen | Permission | | This permission creates hidden browser documents with full DOM access. Rated High because it can run background operations invisibly, potentially executing malicious code without user awareness. |
| Contextual Risk Factors | Risk Factor | | The following context increases the overall risk:
• 10% increase: Early script execution enables pre-emptive content manipulation
• 25% increase: Unsafe code evaluation capabilities increase attack surface
• 10% increase: About:blank access enables potential sandbox escape vectors |
| Broad Host Permissions | Risk Factor | | This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. |
| Broad Content Script Access | Risk Factor | | This extension can inject scripts into any website. |
| Unsafe WebAssembly Execution | Risk Factor | | This extension's CSP allows "wasm-unsafe-eval". |
| activeTab | Permission | | This permission grants temporary access to the current tab. Rated Medium because it can access current page content when invoked, though limited to user-initiated actions. |
| storage | Permission | | This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads. |
| tabs | Permission | | This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns. |
| unlimitedStorage | Permission | | This permission removes storage quota restrictions. Rated Medium because it can store large amounts of user data without limits, potentially impacting browser performance and storing extensive tracking data. |
| gcm | Permission | | This permission enables Google Cloud Messaging for push notifications. Rated Medium because it can maintain persistent connections, receive external messages, and operate in the background. |
| Early Content Script Execution | Risk Factor | | This extension runs content scripts at document_start. |
| About:blank Access | Risk Factor | | This extension can run content scripts in about:blank pages. |
| alarms | Permission | | This permission schedules periodic tasks. Rated Low because it can only trigger events at specified times without access to sensitive data. |
| bookmarks | Permission | | This permission manages browser bookmarks and folders. Rated Low because it can only modify bookmark data, which is not sensitive and changes are visible to users. |
| contextMenus | Permission | | This permission adds items to browser context menus. Rated Medium because it only modifies right-click menus without access to page content. |
| notifications | Permission | | This permission displays system notifications. Rated Low because it can only show user-visible notifications without accessing system data. |
| tts | Permission | | This permission enables text-to-speech functionality. Rated Low because it can only convert visible text to speech without accessing sensitive data. |
| sidePanel | Permission | | This permission adds custom panels to the browser interface. Rated Low because it only affects browser UI elements and cannot access page content. |
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