| <all_urls> | Permission | | This permission grants access to all websites without restriction. Rated High because it can access any web content, monitor all web activity, and potentially steal sensitive data across all sites. |
| webRequest | Permission | | 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 | | 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. |
| Dangerous Permission Combination | Risk Factor | | This extension can intercept, modify, and block web requests in real-time. |
| browsingData | Permission | | This permission clears browsing data, history, and redis. Rated High because it can destroy evidence of malicious activity, clear security logs, and modify browser state. |
| cookies | Permission | | This permission provides full access to read and modify browser cookies. Rated High because it can steal session tokens, modify authentication cookies, and compromise accounts across websites. |
| geolocation | Permission | | This permission accesses precise device location. Rated High because it can track user movements, identify physical locations, and compromise user privacy. |
| 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. |
| Dangerous Permission Combination: cookies,history,bookmarks | Risk Factor | | Allows access to location data, personal identifiers, and sensitive browsing information, potentially exposing personal and confidential user data. |
| Dangerous Permission Combination: browsingData,history,bookmarks | Risk Factor | | Enables extensions to interact with scripts, modify files and downloads, and alter browsing history and bookmarks, potentially affecting data integrity and user control. |
| Contextual Risk Factors | Risk Factor | | The following context increases the overall risk:• 10% increase: Early script execution enables pre-emptive content manipulation• 15% increase: Older manifest version lacks modern security controls |
| 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. |
| system.storage | Permission | | This permission provides access to storage device information. Rated Medium because it can monitor storage usage, detect installed applications, and gather system configuration data. |
| 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. |
| Early Content Script Execution | Risk Factor | | This extension runs content scripts at document_start. |
| Older Manifest Version | Risk Factor | | This extension uses Manifest Version 2 |
| 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. |
| fontSettings | Permission | | This permission controls browser font rendering settings. Rated Low because it only affects visual display preferences without access to content. |