Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice ReaderSecurity Analysis

Chromev2.22.0MV3March 16, 2026 at 06:19 PM
Potentially unsafe

This extension shows concerning patterns that may indicate risky behavior. Proceed with caution.

6.5HIGH
6.5 HIGHRaw: 8.1

This extension shows significant risk signals. Review the findings below carefully before installing or continuing to use it.

Based on 11 permissions including high-risk ones, 46 code findings, 1 dangerous combination.

Trust Signals(5.0/10)

Users
6.0M
Rating
3.0(4K reviews)
Status
Featured

Dangerous Combinations(1)

CRITICALNetwork interception + external communication

Extension intercepts network traffic and sends data externally — potential man-in-the-middle behavior.

webRequest/webRequestBlocking+external network request
Permissions
7.5/10
Code
9.7/10
Combinations
10.0/10
Manifest/CSP
3.1/10

Permissions(11 analyzed)

Code Findings(15 patterns, 46 total)

Libraries(1 detected)

1 library detected

Content Security Policy

No CSP Defined(1 issue)
MEDIUM
N/ANo CSP defined

This extension does not define a Content Security Policy. A CSP helps prevent XSS and code injection attacks.

Manifest Analysis(1 finding)

Resolved from __MSG_* i18n placeholders:

Name: Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

Description: Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

MEDIUM
web_accessible_resources.matchesOverly broad match patterns

Web-accessible resources use <all_urls> or wildcard patterns, exposing resources to every website.

External Domains(35)

${region**.read.libbyapp.comaddons.mozilla.orgapi.openai.comassets.lsdsoftware.comblog.readaloud.appbooks.googleusercontent.combugs.chromium.orgcloud.google.comcxl-services.appspot.comdocs.google.comereader-web-viewer.chegg.comfetch.spec.whatwg.orggithub.comjigsaw.chegg.comjigsaw.vitalsource.comlibbyapp.comluoa-content.s3.amazonaws.comluoa.instructure.comonedrive.live.comopencollective.compeerjs.compiper.ttstool.compolly.readaloud.appstackoverflow.comsupertonic.ttstool.comsupport.readaloud.apptranslate.google.comttstool.comusc-word-edit.officeapps.live.comweb.kamihq.comword-edit.officeapps.live.comwww.dropbox.com

Indicators of Compromise

80 indicators of compromise found

File Statistics

93
Total Files
47
JS Files
1.0 MB
Total Size

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