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What our analysis found

Mendeley Web Importer, used by 1,203,899 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites, can inject scripts into pages and can observe network requests. It was last updated in March 2026.

Mendeley Web Importer

Mendeley Web Importer Edge extension security report

ID: mbcgpelmjnpfbdnkbebdlfjmeckpnhha

Supported Languages

🇸🇦Arabic
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇬🇧British English
🇪🇸Catalan
🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇳🇱Dutch
🇪🇪Estonian
🇨🇦French
🇩🇪German
🇬🇷Greek
🇮🇳Hindi
🇭🇺Hungarian
🇮🇩Indonesian
🇮🇸is-IS
🇮🇹Italian
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇳🇴nn-NO
🇵🇱Polish
🇷🇺Russian
🇪🇸Spanish
🇸🇪Swedish
🇮🇳Telugu
🇹🇷Turkish
🇺🇦Ukrainian
🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
3.3.49
Size
0.81 MB
Rating
3.2/5
Reviews
621
Users
1,203,899
Type
Extension
Updated
Mar 31, 2026
Category
Productivity
Price
Paid
Featured
Yes
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
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Publisher Contextual Analysis

Author
Mendeley (Elsevier)
Privacy
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Website
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Extensions
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Active
1
Obsolete
0
Listed
1
Unlisted
0
Users
1,203,899

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Item
Type
Severity
Description
scripting
Permission
Critical
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.
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.
<all_urls>
Host
Critical
Broad host access — the extension can read/modify content on every website.
Dangerous Permission Combination: scripting,<all_urls>,webRequest
Risk Factor
Critical
Enables sophisticated data theft through script injection and traffic monitoring
Broad Host Permissions
Risk Factor
High
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
Broad Content Script Access
Risk Factor
High
This extension can inject scripts into any website.
storage
Permission
Medium
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.
notifications
Permission
Low
This permission displays system notifications. Rated Low because it can only show user-visible notifications without accessing system data.

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About this extension

Fast, convenient import of references and PDFs to your Mendeley Reference Manager library.

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Mendeley Web Importer detects article identifiers on the page you are viewing and automatically retrieves metadata and PDF full texts (where available) for you to add to your library. You just need to be viewing an article or a list of references in the browser and click on the Mendeley Web Importer extension icon in the toolbar. You'll need a Mendeley account to save, read and cite the articles you import. To sign up and receive 2GB free storage space, visit https://www.mendeley.com

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Version
Size
Verdict
Findings
Permhash
3.2.86
Latest
1.91 MBNot scanned—
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3.2.87
1.91 MBNot scanned—
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3.2.88
2.06 MBNot scanned—
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3.2.92
2.35 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.0
2.21 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.2
2.21 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.7
2.21 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.15
0.79 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.21
0.79 MBNot scanned—
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3.3.31
0.80 MBNot scanned—
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