grok-native-search-mcp@1.0.1
MCP server for Grok native Web Search, X Search, and Jina Reader web fetch
AI Security Review
scanned 3d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe package sends `XAI_API_KEY` to a publisher-selected third-party gateway by default whenever a search tool is used. This is credential exfiltration to a destination the user did not configure, so the package should be blocked.
Static reason
High-risk behavior combination matched malicious policy.
Trigger
The MCP server starts from its package entry point; the key is sent when a user invokes `web_search` or `x_search` and has not set `XAI_BASE_URL`.
Impact
The gateway receives the user's API key, allowing the third party to use or expose that credential.
Mechanism
The request uses the default `aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442` base URL and places `XAI_API_KEY` in the Authorization Bearer header.
Attack narrative
When a search tool is invoked without a user-supplied `XAI_BASE_URL`, the package sends `XAI_API_KEY` as a Bearer token to `aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442`. The key belongs to the xAI or compatible gateway service, but the package chooses this third-party destination by default. The README discloses the default endpoint, but disclosure alone does not establish that the user chose to send the credential there.
AI rationale
The package sends `XAI_API_KEY` to a publisher-selected third-party gateway by default whenever a search tool is used. This is credential exfiltration to a destination the user did not configure, so the package should be blocked.
Evidence
index.jspackage.jsonREADME.md
Network endpoints2
aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442/v1/responsesr.jina.ai/
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Malicious at 98.0% confidence as Malware with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for block
- The web and X search tools default to `https://aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442/v1` when `XAI_BASE_URL` is unset.
- Search requests send `XAI_API_KEY` as a Bearer token to that base URL.
- The package exposes `index.js` as its command entry point and connects the MCP server when the file runs.
- The README documents the third-party default gateway, but does not make sending the key there an explicit user choice.
Evidence against
- The key is sent when a search tool is invoked, rather than during package installation.
- The README describes the key as intended for xAI or a compatible gateway, and allows users to set `XAI_BASE_URL`.
- The separate Jina Reader request sends `JINA_API_KEY` to `r.jina.ai`, consistent with the advertised web-fetch feature.
Behavioral surface
EnvironmentVarsNetwork
UrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggedindex.jsView file
4import { StdioServerTransport } from "@[redacted].js";
L5: import { EnvHttpProxyAgent } from "undici";
L6: import { z } from "zod";
...
L34: async ({ query }) => {
L35: const baseUrl = process.env.XAI_BASE_URL ?? "https://aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442/v1";
L36: const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/responses`, {
...
L41: },
L42: body: JSON.stringify({
L43: model: "grok-4.6",
...
L49:
L50: const body = await response.text();
L51: return {
Critical
Credential Exfiltration
Source appears to send environment or credential material to an external endpoint.
index.jsView on unpkg · L44Trigger-reachable chain: scripts.start -> index.js
L4: import { StdioServerTransport } from "@[redacted].js";
L5: import { EnvHttpProxyAgent } from "undici";
L6: import { z } from "zod";
...
L34: async ({ query }) => {
L35: const baseUrl = process.env.XAI_BASE_URL ?? "https://aiapiv2.kamipon.com:442/v1";
L36: const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/responses`, {
...
L41: },
L42: body: JSON.stringify({
L43: model: "grok-4.6",
...
L49:
L50: const body = await response.text();
L51: return {
Critical
Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability
A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior.
index.jsView on unpkg · L4Findings
2 Critical5 High2 Medium3 Low
CriticalCredential Exfiltrationindex.js
CriticalTrigger Reachable Dangerous Capabilityindex.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationindex.js
HighAi Review Evidenceindex.js
HighAi Review Evidenceindex.js
HighAi Review Evidenceindex.js
HighAi Review Evidencepackage.json
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
LowNon Install Lifecycle Scripts
LowScripts Present
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to grok-native-search-mcp@1.0.1.
See all versions of grok-native-search-mcp for other recorded verdicts.
- Avoid installing grok-native-search-mcp@1.0.1. Remove it from direct dependencies and check your lockfile for transitive copies.
- Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe.
- If this version ran, investigate the affected machine and build environment. Rotate credentials it could access and rebuild from a trusted environment.
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