registry / mcp-scraper / 0.102.2
mcp-scraper@0.102.2
Authenticated public client for hosted MCP Scraper tools and REST APIs
AI Security Review
scanned 2d ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThe scanner’s credential and network hits resolve to the package’s own API key and service, while the command execution shown is used by an explicit setup command. Workflow artifact ingestion sends metadata and a local artifact path rather than the artifact contents.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
User invokes a CLI command; workflow metadata upload occurs when a workflow records an artifact.
Impact
No malicious credential or command-output exfiltration was established in the reviewed paths.
Mechanism
The CLI reads MCP_SCRAPER_API_KEY or accepts --api-key, then sends API requests to the configured MCP Scraper service. Workflow recording sends an artifact path and metadata, not file contents.
AI rationale
The scanner’s credential and network hits resolve to the package’s own API key and service, while the command execution shown is used by an explicit setup command. Workflow artifact ingestion sends metadata and a local artifact path rather than the artifact contents.
Evidence
workflow output directory (defaults to ~/Downloads/mcp-scraper)Claude Code user MCP configuration only when the user invokes agent install with --apply
Network endpoints2
mcpscraper.devregistry.npmjs.org
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Clean at 88.0% confidence as Benign with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for AI clean decision
- The manifest describes an authenticated client for hosted MCP Scraper tools and exposes the flagged file as a user-run CLI command, with no lifecycle scripts.
- The CLI’s memory sink sends a supplied MCP Scraper API key and library-ingest arguments to the configured MCP Scraper service.
- Workflow artifact recording sends artifact metadata and a local path to that sink; it does not send artifact contents.
- The CLI requires the MCP Scraper API key and defaults requests to mcpscraper.dev.
Evidence against
- The flagged CLI runs when invoked by the user; it is not a package import entry point or install hook.
- The reviewed credential flow uses the package’s own API key and service endpoint; no unrelated credential source or collector was found.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessEnvironmentVarsNetwork
HighEntropyStringsMinifiedUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsView file
1#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{Command as Fe}from"commander";import{spawn as ye}from"node:child_process";import{mkdir as ze,writeFile as Ze}from"node:fs/promises";import{basename as Qe,join as ge}from"nod...
L3: command = "npx"
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsView on unpkg · L11#!/usr/bin/env node
L2: import{Command as Fe}from"commander";import{spawn as ye}from"node:child_process";import{mkdir as ze,writeFile as Ze}from"node:fs/promises";import{basename as Qe,join as ge}from"nod...
L3: command = "npx"
...
L10: `):[`# ${n.label} MCP config`,l,n.exactConfig,"",`Continuation: ${n.continuation}`,`Rollback: ${n.rollback}`,...n.restartRequired?["",a]:[]].join(`
L11: `)}import{homedir as $e}from"node:os";import{join as Ee}from"node:path";function k(e){return e?.trim()||process.env.MCP_SCRAPER_OUTPUT_DIR?.trim()||Ee($e(),"Downloads","mcp-scraper...
L12: Fix: ${n.fix}`:"";return`[${r[n.status]}] ${n.label}: ${n.detail}${a}`}),"",`Recommended MCP command: npx ${e.recommendedConfig.args.join(" ")}`].join(`
High
Same File Env Network Execution
A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking.
dist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsView on unpkg · L1Findings
7 High3 Medium2 Low
HighChild Processdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighCredential Exfiltrationdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Credential Exfiltrationdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighTrigger Reachable Command Output Exfiltrationdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.102.2.
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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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