@respira/wordpress-mcp-server@8.3.22
WordPress MCP server + companion plugin giving AI native access to page builder content, not just the REST API. 220 tools, 325 with WooCommerce, 17 page builders and the Site Editor. Element-level edits, full page creation, HTML to builder conversion, sna
AI Security Review
scanned 1mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not concrete malware because there is no lifecycle trigger, secret theft, destructive action, or automatic foreign-control-surface mutation. It is an explicit-user-command AI-agent configuration capability that accepts remote configuration content, so it warrants a warning.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs --install-config with a supported client and install token, or uses the MCP server with telemetry enabled.
Impact
A vendor-controlled response can define the installed MCP entry; telemetry discloses site and tool metadata to the vendor.
Mechanism
Remote configuration installation, handshake instructions, and authenticated telemetry.
AI rationale
This is not concrete malware because there is no lifecycle trigger, secret theft, destructive action, or automatic foreign-control-surface mutation. It is an explicit-user-command AI-agent configuration capability that accepts remote configuration content, so it warrants a warning.
Evidence
dist/setup.jsdist/server.jsdist/usage-emitter.js.cursor/mcp.json~/.codex/config.toml~/.claude.json~/.antigravity/mcp.json~/.hermes/config.yaml
Network endpoints2
www.respira.press/api/mcp/config/export-by-tokenwww.respira.press/mcp-spend/track
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 84.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- An explicit setup command downloads a configuration payload and writes it into selected AI-client configuration files.
- The MCP server injects bundled persona and imperative tool-use rules into every client handshake.
- Runtime telemetry sends site and tool metadata to a Respira endpoint with a bearer token when enabled.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- AI-client configuration writes require both --install-config and a supplied install token.
- The installer merges one named server entry rather than replacing the whole JSON or TOML configuration.
- No source evidence of secret harvesting, destructive commands, remote code execution, or self-dependency.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscation
Source & flagged code
6 flagged · loading sourcedist/install-skills.jsView file
•Manifest-trigger-reachable source links an external AI-agent control path to a behavior-bearing write operation.
const bundled_skills_dir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'skills');
const c = {
reset: '\x1b[0m',
bold: '\x1b[1m',
dim: '\x1b[2m',
red: '\x1b[31m',
green: '\x1b[32m',
yellow: '\x1b[33m',
blue: '\x1b[34m',
cyan: '\x1b[36m',
};
function parseargs(argv) {
const opts = {
dest: path.join(os.homedir(), '.claude', 'skills'),
force: false,
help: false,
};
for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
const arg = argv[i];
if (arg === '--help' || arg === '-h') {
opts.help = true;
}
else if (arg === '--force' || arg === '-f') {
opts.force = true;
}
else if (
High
Trigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutation
Manifest-trigger-reachable source writes behavior-bearing configuration into a user or project AI-agent control surface.
dist/install-skills.jsView on unpkgdist/config.js#virtual:normalized:round1View file
•stage = ast_semantic_analysis; reason = ast_parse_error; limitedFiles = 2
High
Semantic Analysis Limited
Findings
3 High5 Medium4 Low
HighTrigger Reachable External Ai Agent Control Surface Mutationdist/install-skills.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/config.js#virtual:normalized:round1
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/server.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/setup.js
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/setup.js
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/setup.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @respira/wordpress-mcp-server@8.3.22.
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