Volume Controller

Version 0.4.1 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 17 days ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Rating: 3.6 ★ (114 ratings)

Users: 2,000

Context-Aware Verdict

HIGH

Overall Risk

Trust Factors:

The extension has a relatively small user base of 2,000 users and a moderate rating of 3.6 stars from 114 reviews, which suggests mixed user experiences. The lack of visible author and developer information raises transparency concerns. The extension's purpose as a volume controller appears legitimate, but the implementation raises security questions.

Concerns:

The most significant concern is the combination of broad content script injection across all websites (http, https, and file protocols) with tabs permission. For a volume controller, this level of access seems excessive and unnecessary. The extension can potentially read sensitive information from any website you visit, modify page content, and access tab information. The tabs permission allows manipulation of browser tabs beyond what a simple volume control tool should require. Using the older Manifest V2 also means fewer built-in security protections compared to V3.

Recommendations:

Consider running this extension in a separate Chrome profile to isolate it from your main browsing activities. Look for alternative volume control extensions that use Manifest V3 and request fewer permissions. If you must use this extension, regularly review your browsing data and be cautious when visiting sensitive websites like banking or email services. Monitor the extension's behavior and remove it immediately if you notice any suspicious activity or unexpected website modifications.

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

High-Risk Permission: tabs

This extension has the tabs permission. Can access browser tab information and manipulate tabs. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: activeTab

This extension has the activeTab permission. Can access the active tab when clicking the extension icon.

MEDIUM

Medium-Risk Permission: storage

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

MEDIUM

Older Manifest Version

This extension uses Manifest Version 2, which has fewer security restrictions than Manifest V3. Consider using extensions that have upgraded to V3.

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

activeTab
storage
tabs

Embedded URLs (17 total):

http://www.w3.org/2000/svg	http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd	https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx
http://www.voot.com/	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-origin_policy
http://rajugt.github.io/	http://www.freepik.com
http://www.flaticon.com	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
http://polymer.github.io/LICENSE.txt	http://polymer.github.io/AUTHORS.txt
http://polymer.github.io/CONTRIBUTORS.txt	http://polymer.github.io/PATENTS.txt
http://jsbin.com/temexa/4	https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:400
https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Mono:400

Raw Manifest

{
  "name": "Volume Controller",
  "icons": {
    "16": "icons/icon16.png",
    "48": "icons/icon48.png",
    "128": "icons/icon128.png"
  },
  "version": "0.4.1",
  "background": {
    "scripts": [
      "eventPage.js"
    ],
    "persistent": false
  },
  "short_name": "volumeController",
  "update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx",
  "description": "HTML5 video and audio volume controller",
  "permissions": [
    "activeTab",
    "storage",
    "tabs"
  ],
  "options_page": "options.html",
  "browser_action": {
    "default_icon": "icons/icon48.png",
    "default_popup": "popup.html",
    "default_title": ""
  },
  "content_scripts": [
    {
      "js": [
        "inject.js"
      ],
      "matches": [
        "http://*/*",
        "https://*/*",
        "file:///*"
      ],
      "all_frames": true
    }
  ],
  "manifest_version": 2
}

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Volume Controller

Extension Details

Context-Aware Verdict

Findings

Security Analysis Details

Required Permissions:

Embedded URLs (17 total):

Raw Manifest

Detections

Manifest Findings