Is Sonatype Platform Browser Extension safe?

Low risk

Sonatype Platform Browser Extension sends supported package-page URLs and parsed package identities to Google Analytics.

When you visit supported package registry pages, the extension reads the page URL and derives package URL details such as package type, namespace, name, version, subpath, and full purl. It posts those analytics events to Google Analytics with a persistent extension client ID stored locally by the extension.

Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.

Sonatype Communityv3.2.0Chrome Web Store
15Risk
Who publishes it

Sonatype Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 4 shared hostnames

What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.

Publisher
Sonatype Community
Declared legal entity
Sonatype Inc.
Registered address
8161 Maple Lawn Blvd, Suite 250, Fulton, MD 20759-2624, US
Registered contact
Sonatype Community
Website
github.com/sonatype-nexus-community/sonatype-platform-browser-extension

Shared hosts - 4 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.

repo1.maven.org
Also called by 2 other listings, including Xget Now
central.sonatype.com
Also called by 3 other listings, including Socket Security
mvnrepository.com
Also called by 6 other listings, including Katalon Recorder
nuget.org
Also called by 6 other listings, including Socket Security

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What it can do

Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 3.2.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.

  • Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension

    activeTab

  • Keep running in the background while your browser is open

    background

  • Show you desktop notifications

    notifications

  • 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

Where it sends data

Destinations our analysis observed Sonatype Platform Browser Extension 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.

  • www.google-analytics.comwidely used

    Sonatype Platform Browser Extension sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 346 other extensions we have analysed send data here.

Updated 30 September 2026kahnhlonadjlllgnilndafpajaiepdag