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What our analysis found

Block HTTP Authentication is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites and can observe network requests. It comes from a publisher with 10 extensions and was last updated in April 2024.

Block HTTP Authentication Firefox extension security report

ID: block-http-authentication

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
0.2resigned1
Size
0.01 MB
Rating
5.0/5
Reviews
1
Users
10
Type
Extension
Updated
Apr 25, 2024
Category
N/A
Price
Free
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
This publisherTrack record
10extensions
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
Tom Schuster
Website
Visit
Extensions
10
Active
5
Obsolete
0
Listed
10
Unlisted
0
Users
22,799

Install growth

Item
Type
Severity
Description
webRequest
Permission
Critical
This permission enables the extension to monitor and analyze all web requests made by the browser. Rated Critical because it can observe all network traffic including sensitive data, track browsing behavior, and gather authentication tokens.
webRequestBlocking
Permission
Critical
This permission allows the extension to intercept, modify, or block any web request in real-time before it reaches its destination. Rated Critical because it can modify sensitive data (like passwords, credit cards) before encryption, redirect traffic to malicious sites, or block security updates.
<all_urls>
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
Dangerous Permission Combination
Risk Factor
Critical
This extension can intercept, modify, and block web requests in real-time.
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 15% increase: Older manifest version lacks modern security controls
Broad Host Permissions
Risk Factor
High
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
Older Manifest Version
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension uses Manifest Version 2

About this extension

Automatically blocks potentially malicious HTTP authentication requests. Currently this just blocks HTTP authentication requests for image, video and audio. In the future this extensions is probably going to implement throttling.

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
0.1
Latest
0.00 MBNot scanned—
d343cfc2dfd9115ecdc444792a2128efb8e13cc649802a8003058dcee5e3a732
0.2resigned1
0.01 MBNot scanned—
d343cfc2dfd9115ecdc444792a2128efb8e13cc649802a8003058dcee5e3a732
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