# Dependency Security Scanner

> A cross-browser extension that scans web pages for dependency files and alerts users to known security vulnerabilities.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dependency-security-scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dependency-security-scanner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dependency-security-scanner`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Rahil Saini
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-04
- **First published:** 2025-10-01
- **Size:** 819 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dependency-security-scanner/)

## Description

Features
<ul><li>Automatic Scanning: Automatically scans GitHub and GitLab repositories for vulnerable dependencies</li><li>Manual Scanning: Right-click context menu to scan any page for dependency information</li><li>Multiple Formats: Supports package.json (npm), requirements.txt (Python), Gemfile (Ruby), and more</li><li>Vulnerability Database: Built-in database of known vulnerabilities with CVE references</li><li>Visual Alerts: Badge notifications and popup alerts for security issues</li><li>Detailed Reports: Comprehensive vulnerability information with remediation advice</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #91,544 — Overall
- #129 — security

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `github.com`
- `gitlab.com`
- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dependency-security-scanner)