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Wildfire

Version 1.3.10 View in Chrome Web Store

Last scanned: 10 months ago | force re-scan

Extension Details

Developer: wildfire.ai
Rating: 3.7 ★ (95 ratings)
Size: 23.27MiB
Last Updated: May 17, 2020
Users: 20,000
Developer Info: ID 24175 / GPO Box 1171 Sydney, NSW 2001 Australia

Context-Aware Verdict

CRITICAL
Overall Risk
Trust Factors:
- The extension has a relatively high number of users (20,000), which could indicate some level of trust.
- However, the developer information is quite limited, and the company "wildfire.ai" does not appear to be a well-known or reputable entity in the browser extension space.
- The extension has a moderate rating of 3.7 out of 5, but with only 95 ratings, this may not be a reliable indicator of trustworthiness.
Concerns:
- The extension requests an extremely broad range of permissions, including the ability to read and write clipboard data, intercept and modify web requests, access all websites, and debug other extensions/apps.
- Many of these permissions are considered high-risk and could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security and privacy.
- The combination of webRequest and webRequestBlocking permissions is particularly concerning, as it could allow the extension to modify sensitive web traffic or steal data.
- The extension's Content Security Policy allows for unsafe JavaScript evaluation, which is a significant security risk.
Recommendations:
- Given the critical risk level and the broad range of high-risk permissions requested, it is strongly recommended to avoid installing this extension unless there is a compelling and legitimate need for its functionality.
- If the extension must be used, consider running it in a separate Chrome profile or a sandboxed environment to isolate it from other browsing activities and sensitive data.
- Regularly monitor the extension's behavior and uninstall it if any suspicious activities are detected.
- Consider using alternative extensions from more reputable developers that request fewer permissions and pose a lower security risk.

Findings

HIGH
Dangerous Permission Combination: webRequest + webRequestBlocking
This extension can intercept, modify, and block web requests in real-time. This combination could be used to modify sensitive web traffic or steal data.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: <all_urls>
This extension has the <all_urls> permission. Can access all websites and their content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: clipboardRead
This extension has the clipboardRead permission. Can read clipboard content. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
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: cookies
This extension has the cookies permission. Can access and modify browser cookies. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: debugger
This extension has the debugger permission. Can debug and manipulate other extensions/apps. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: proxy
This extension has the proxy permission. Can control proxy settings. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
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.
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.
HIGH
High-Risk Permission: webRequestBlocking
This extension has the webRequestBlocking permission. Can block and modify web requests in real-time. This could potentially be used maliciously to compromise security or privacy.
HIGH
Unsafe JavaScript Evaluation
This extension's Content Security Policy allows 'unsafe-eval', which permits dynamic JavaScript code execution using eval() and similar functions. This is a significant security risk as it could allow execution of malicious code.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: contextMenus
This extension has the contextMenus permission. Can add items to the context menu.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: notifications
This extension has the notifications permission. Can show notifications.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: storage
This extension has the storage permission. Can store data locally.
MEDIUM
Medium-Risk Permission: unlimitedStorage
This extension has the unlimitedStorage permission. Can store unlimited 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.
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