@respira/wordpress-mcp-server@8.4.12
WordPress MCP server + companion plugin giving AI native access to page builder content, not just the REST API. 248 tools, 352 with WooCommerce, 17 page builders and the Site Editor. Element-level edits, full page creation, HTML to builder conversion, sna
AI Security Review
scanned 12d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found explicit-user-command changes to AI client configuration and Claude skills, both aligned with the package’s integration purpose. There is no npm lifecycle hook or evidence of an active attack, so this is a warning rather than a publish block.
Static reason
No blocking static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
The user runs the setup command with --install-config, a supported --client, and an --install-token.
Impact
The selected AI client gains or updates the Respira MCP server configuration.
Mechanism
The command fetches the Respira install configuration, merges the package server entry into the selected client config, and writes the merged file.
AI rationale
Source inspection found explicit-user-command changes to AI client configuration and Claude skills, both aligned with the package’s integration purpose. There is no npm lifecycle hook or evidence of an active attack, so this is a warning rather than a publish block.
Evidence
dist/setup.js
Network endpoints1
respira.press
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 86.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The manifest exposes setup and skill installation as command entrypoints; it has no npm lifecycle hook.
- The flagged configuration excerpt is explanatory prose about config precedence, not an executable write.
- The skills command defaults to the user’s Claude skills directory and copies bundled skills when invoked.
- The setup command requires explicit client and install-token arguments, merges the package server entry into the selected client config, and writes that file.
- The server’s state-file code reads and writes its own Respira state file.
Evidence against
- No unconsented npm install-time mutation, credential exfiltration, or other concrete attack behavior was identified.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
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
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
MediumSuspicious Lifecycle Evidencepackage.json
MediumAi Review Evidencedist/config.js
LowScripts Present
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to @respira/wordpress-mcp-server@8.4.12.
See all versions of @respira/wordpress-mcp-server for other recorded verdicts.
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- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
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