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Redirect Path

Version 3.0 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: about 1 month ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: Ayima UK Ltd

Rating: 4.4 ★ (196 ratings)

Users: 300,000

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL

Overall Risk

Trust Factors:

The extension has a solid user base of 300,000 users and maintains a good rating of 4.4/5 from 196 reviews. Ayima UK Ltd appears to be a legitimate company in the digital marketing/SEO space, which aligns with the extension's purpose of tracking redirects and analyzing website paths. The name "Redirect Path" clearly indicates its functionality.

Concerns:

The extension's permission set is extremely broad for its stated purpose. The webRequest and webNavigation permissions allow complete monitoring of all web traffic, while clipboardWrite enables modification of clipboard content without clear justification. The combination of broad host permissions across all HTTP/HTTPS sites with content script injection on all URLs creates a powerful surveillance capability. These permissions far exceed what would typically be necessary for simply tracking redirect paths, suggesting potential overreach in data collection capabilities.

Recommendations:

Given the critical risk level, consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile dedicated to SEO/marketing work to isolate it from personal browsing. Before installation, verify that Ayima UK Ltd is indeed the legitimate developer and check their privacy policy regarding data collection. Monitor the extension's behavior using Chrome's developer tools to ensure it's only accessing redirect-related data. Consider alternative redirect tracking tools with more limited permissions, or use browser developer tools' network tab for occasional redirect analysis instead of a persistent extension with such broad access.

Findings

HIGH

Broad Content Script Injection

This extension can inject scripts into any website. This means it could potentially read sensitive data, modify website content, or steal credentials.

HIGH

Broad Host Permissions

This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites. This could potentially be used to steal sensitive data or track browsing activity.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: clipboardWrite

This extension has the clipboardWrite permission. Can modify clipboard content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: webNavigation

This extension has the webNavigation permission. Can track your web navigation. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

HIGH

High-Risk Permission: webRequest

This extension has the webRequest permission. Can intercept and modify web requests. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

webRequest
webNavigation
clipboardWrite
storage

Host Permissions:

https://*/*
http://*/*

Embedded URLs (11 total):

http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/css/reset/	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:400
https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.4.0/css/font-awesome.min.css	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
http://ayi.ma/jiy4o	https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirect-path/aomidfkchockcldhbkggjokdkkebmdll?hl=en
https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirect-path/aomidfkchockcldhbkggjokdkkebmdll?hl=en&title=Redirect%20Path&summary=Redirect%20Path%20-%20The%20HTTP%20Header%20%26%20Redirect%20Checker%20for%20SEO&source=https://www.ayima.com	https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Redirect%20Path%20-%20The%20HTTP%20Header%20%26%20Redirect%20Checker%20for%20SEO&via=ayima&url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirect-path/aomidfkchockcldhbkggjokdkkebmdll?hl=en
https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirect-path/aomidfkchockcldhbkggjokdkkebmdll?hl=en	http://ayi.ma/pageinsights
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=428044

Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "Redirect Path",
  "icons": {
    "16": "assets/images/rpath16.png",
    "48": "assets/images/rpath48.png",
    "128": "assets/images/rpath128.png"
  },
  "action": {
    "default_icon": "assets/images/rpath19_off.png",
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_title": "Click here to see your Redirect Path."
  },
  "version": "3.0",
  "background": {
    "service_worker": "background.js"
  },
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "The HTTP Header & Redirect Checker for SEO",
  "permissions": [
    "webRequest",
    "webNavigation",
    "clipboardWrite",
    "storage"
  ],
  "version_name": "3",
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "js": [
        "metaRefreshDetect.js"
      ],
      "run_at": "document_start",
      "matches": [
        "<all_urls>"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "host_permissions": [
    "https://*/*",
    "http://*/*"
  ],
  "manifest_version": 3,
  "minimum_chrome_version": "102"
}

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Redirect Path

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Findings

Security Analysis Details

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Embedded URLs (11 total):

Raw Manifest

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