Is The QR Extension safe?
The QR Extension sends the active tab URL to dynamic QR shortening endpoints when the popup opens.
When Dynamic QR is on, which is the default, opening the popup reads the current tab URL and requests a shortened QR code using that URL. The request goes to hybridapps.net first and can retry through amazonspot.net, so those services receive the page URL.
Who publishes itRodrigue - 7 other listings from the same operator, 4 of them carrying a finding
Rodrigue - 7 other listings from the same operator, 4 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, 90k+ users between them. 2 of them carry a finding.
Same operator - 5 listings
Published under a different store account, but sharing the registered address, contact or declared legal entity this one gave the store.
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.
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Findings
Popup open sends the active tab URL to QR shortening endpoints
Opening The QR Extension popup reads the current tab URL and sends it to a third-party QR shortening endpoint by default.
The request includes the page URL and may fall back to a secondary endpoint if the primary is unavailable.
- 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 QR shortening endpoints by default.
- Active tab URLhttps://example.com/article?ref=qr (illustrative)
The page address can reveal which site or specific page you were viewing when the popup was opened.
The claim is confirmed from database evidence showing the popup reads the active tab URL and sends the encoded value to the primary QR shortening endpoint, with a fallback endpoint also defined.
What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 1.2.1. 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
Store data in your browser
storage
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed The QR 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.
- amazonspot.net
The QR Extension sends data to amazonspot.net. 6 other extensions we have analysed send data here.
- hybridapps.net
The QR Extension sends data to hybridapps.net. 5 other extensions we have analysed send data here.