@respira/wordpress-mcp-server@8.3.23
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 a real AI-agent configuration mutation capability driven by remotely supplied content, but it is gated behind an explicit command and token and has no install lifecycle hook. The package is therefore suspicious as a dangerous capability rather than malicious.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
Run the setup executable with --install-config plus a client and install token, or invoke install-skills.
Impact
The invoked command can add or replace the Respira server entry in an AI-agent control surface; the downloaded entry is not content-validated.
Mechanism
Remote configuration merge and bundled skill-file installation.
AI rationale
This is a real AI-agent configuration mutation capability driven by remotely supplied content, but it is gated behind an explicit command and token and has no install lifecycle hook. The package is therefore suspicious as a dangerous capability rather than malicious.
Evidence
dist/setup.jsdist/install-skills.js.cursor/mcp.json~/.codex/config.toml~/.claude.json~/.antigravity/mcp.json~/.hermes/config.yaml~/.claude/skills/
Network endpoints1
www.respira.press/api/mcp/config/export-by-token
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The package exposes setup and skill-installation executables.
- An explicit install command fetches server configuration from Respira and merges it into AI-client configuration files without validating the server entry's contents.
- The skill installer writes bundled skill files into the default Claude skills directory and can overwrite them with --force.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall, install, or postinstall hook.
- AI-client configuration writes require the explicit --install-config command and an install token.
- The skill installer only copies bundled package files and skips existing skills unless --force is supplied.
- No source evidence of secret harvesting, arbitrary shell execution, self-dependency, or install-time execution was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStrings
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/wordpress-client.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumAi Review Evidencepackage.json
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@8.3.23.
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