cors-plugin

A simple add-on/plugin to allow developers who might want to make cross origin requests to their APIs from localhost
What is cors-plugin?
cors-plugin is a Firefox add-on that provides developers with the ability to easily make cross-origin requests to their APIs from localhost. It features a switch to enable/disable the add-on, options to add custom headers and URLs to match for intercepting requests/responses, and seamless support for cross-origin resource sharing requests.

Add-on stats

Users: 210
Rating: 3.75 (4)
Version: 1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-26)
Creation date: 2018-10-02
Weekly download count: 10
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • <all_urls>
Size: 3.53M
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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Add-on summary

The add-on has three primary functionalities:

  1. A switch to turn it on/off
  2. An input field to add Access-Control-Expose-Headers, a list which displays added headers. Default - No extra headers
  3. An input field to add a URL/URL pattern to match for while intercepting requests/responses, a list which displays added URLs/URL patterns. Default - Matches all URLs

When turned on, the add-on will intercept all requests/responses from/to the browser and allow cross origin resource sharing requests to the URLs it matches with.

User reviews

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

cors-plugin requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

cors-plugin is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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