Is Grammar Checker and Writing Assistant by Sapling safe?
Sapling's writing assistant loads and runs unsigned code from its own server on Amazon Connect contact-center pages.
On Amazon Connect (AWS Connect) contact-center pages, the extension asks Sapling's own backend (api.sapling.ai/suggest_plugin_overrides) for a page "plugin override" and passes whatever it gets back to the page. If the response looks like a URL, a <script> tag pointing at it is added to the page; otherwise the response text is executed directly as JavaScript in the page. Sapling does not sign or verify this code before running it, so anyone able to tamper with or impersonate that request could run arbitrary script on the contact-center page.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itSapling.ai - no other listings under this identity, 2 shared hostnames
Sapling.ai - 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 3.2.5.2. 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
<all_urls>
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Read whatever you have copied to your clipboard
clipboardRead
Write to your clipboard
clipboardWrite
Sign you in with your Google account
identity
See the email address of your Google account
identity.email
Run hidden pages in the background
offscreen
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Show a panel beside the page
sidePanel
Store data in your browser
storage
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Grammar Checker and Writing Assistant by Sapling 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.sapling.ai
Grammar Checker and Writing Assistant by Sapling sends data to api.sapling.ai. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.