Is RSS Feed Generator for any site safe?
RSS Feed Generator for any site sends the active tab URL to Takeads when its popup opens.
When you open the extension popup, it reads the current tab's URL and sends it to Takeads' coupon search API. The request includes the page URL in an "iris" field so the service can return coupon offers for that site.
Who publishes itGOODEXTENSIONS - 2 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
GOODEXTENSIONS - 2 other listings from the same operator, 1 of them carrying a finding
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Same store account
2 other listings published from this account, 41k+ users between them. 1 of them carries a finding.
Shared hosts - 1 hostname
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.
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Findings
Popup sends the active tab URL to Takeads coupon API when opened
When you open the RSS Feed Generator for any site popup, the extension reads the URL of your active tab.
It sends that URL in a POST request to the Takeads coupon API so the current page can be checked for coupon monetization data.
- Severity
- Medium unwanted
- Type
- Unexpected
- CWE
- CWE-359
- Source
- Dynamic sandbox
The user opens the extension popup.
The extension reads the active tab URL and sends it to the Takeads coupon API.
- Active tab URLhttps://example.com/article (illustrative)
Shows the page you are viewing when the popup is opened.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.0.4. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
http://*/*
Read and change your data on every secure site you visit
https://*/*
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed RSS Feed Generator for any site 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.
- api.takeads.com
RSS Feed Generator for any site sends data to api.takeads.com. 3 other extensions we have analysed send data here.