Browser extensions need access to operate, but some of the extensions request too many access rights.
The 2008 Google Chrome is the world’s most popular web browser. Adobe Stock / AOP
Many Chrome browser extensions are asking for high -risk access to their users, according to Cybernews on the report.
In the report, the company looked at hundreds of popular browser extensions and the permits they requested in the manifesto file. In practice, files contain information about what access to the extensions.
Of the 100 expansions reviewed, 86 asked their users to access high -risk access rights. These include, for example, script and extensive access to host sites.
Permissions alone do not endanger users, but their combinations may prove to be dangerous. Cybernews researcher Work says that the risk of access lies in their combinations.
“A few access rights are enough to create a malware that is capable of typing, hijacking the session and complete data storage,” says Patusi.
Artificial intelligence -based and productivity -enhancing browser extensions require the most access rights. All extensions request an average of 6.4 access from its users, but for example, AI New Tab: Calendar, Tasks, ChatgPT artificial intelligence asks for 16 access rights. Password management and promotional extensions also require more access to average.
Patusi points out that access to extensions is most often important for the operation of extensions. However, some extensions may endanger users’ security through excessive access.
“However, extensions often go too far when they ask for permits that are not necessary for their key properties, thus endangering the privacy and safety of users,” says Patusi.