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PolarRec (Zotero Plugin)

by jyjulianwong · github.com/jyjulianwong/PolarRec-Zotero-Plugin

A Zotero plugin that provides the PolarRec service within the Zotero UI.

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Downloads a .xpi file (0.05 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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5,986
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
1
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
AGPL-3.0
C
Atlas gradeNot recommended
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it run code without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)
Applies to v0.11.0, released 11 Mar 2024Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the jyjulianwong account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
Where your data goesContacts a server we couldn't identify: 34.73.167.1641 address in 1 group.MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Not identified (1)
34.73.167.164
Where we found it
34.73.167.164chrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 5453
"http://34.73.167.164:8080"
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it run code without asking you, and 1 moreHighHigh concern: a serious problem. One high finding makes the grade C.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it run code without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)highHigh concern: a serious problem.Sends your text or keys unencrypted (http://) to 34.73.167.164mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it run code with…chrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 148

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Sends your text or keys unencrypted (http://) to 34.73.167.164chrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 5596

Anyone on the network in between can read it

window.fetch(apiUrl, {
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7Detected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceDormant · last release 11 Mar 20241 contributor
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English and Chinese
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: contacts a server we couldn't identify: 34.73.167.164. 1 address in 1 group.

Not identified (1)
34.73.167.164
Evidence · file and line
34.73.167.164chrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 5453
"http://34.73.167.164:8080"

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Install PolarRec (Zotero Plugin)
CNot recommended
We don't recommend itA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it run code without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit).
Read what we found