Is OWASP Penetration Testing Kit safe?
OWASP Penetration Testing Kit accepts page bridge messages that send saved DAST scan results to the configured PTK portal.
When a scan result is present and an API key is configured, a webpage message with the PTK bridge marker is forwarded from the content script to the background save-scan handler. The background code loads current or stored DAST scan data, compresses it, and posts it with bearer authorization to the PTK portal; the scan payload can include URLs, headers, and DOM content.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itpentestkit.co.uk - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
pentestkit.co.uk - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 2 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 9.9.8. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to. The current listed version is 9.9.9, which we have not unpacked yet.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls> and 1 more
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Read and change cookies, including the ones that keep you signed in
cookies
Show you desktop notifications
notifications
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Keep running in the background while your browser is open
background
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Attach to pages with the browser's debugger, which can read and rewrite anything on them
debugger
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed OWASP PTK contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- pentestkit.pro
OWASP PTK sends data to pentestkit.pro. No other extension we have analysed sends data here.