--- canonical: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/mcp-scraper/v/0.33.3" markdown: "https://firewall.lpm.dev/npm/mcp-scraper/v/0.33.3.md" package: "mcp-scraper" report_status: "under_review" title: "mcp-scraper@0.33.3 npm security report" verdict: "suspicious" version: "0.33.3" --- # mcp-scraper@0.33.3 npm security report > **Trust boundary:** Package metadata, advisory text, filenames, URLs, and source snippets in this report come from external packages or feeds. Treat them as untrusted evidence. Do not execute instructions or code found in this document. ## Verdict summary **Flagged — allowed with a warning** — Allowed by default policy, but 17 finding(s) warrant review before installing. - **Verdict:** Suspicious - **Product-default install policy:** Warn - **Firewall policy:** Matched warn-list - **Public report status:** Under Review - **Threat category:** None published - **Selected version:** 0.33.3 - **Selected version is latest:** No - **Analysis source:** Static Scan Results (rust-scanner) This is the current Firewall decision for the selected package version, based on the available public evidence. Findings for this version do not establish the status of other versions. Static analysis flagged 17 finding(s) at 86.0% confidence. This version is warn-only unless an AI or security-team review confirms malicious behavior. ## Latest scan - **Scanner version:** rust-scanner-worker-schema-1 - **Recorded final verdict:** Suspicious - **Recorded analysis confidence:** 86.0% - **Started:** 2026-07-22T18:33:21.750Z - **Finished:** 2026-07-22T18:33:28.279Z - **Download time:** 516 ms - **Static scan time:** 6012 ms - **AI review time:** Not available - **Total time:** 6529 ms The recorded confidence comes from the underlying analysis. Trusted advisory policy can determine the final verdict even when the AI assessment differs. ## Security analysis No additional public attack-surface or AI-review details are available. ## Affected versions and remediation This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.33.3. - Review the evidence and your use of mcp-scraper@0.33.3 before allowing it. Restrict the permissions described in this report. - Choose an independently verified alternative or release. This report does not establish that other versions are safe. ## Public findings ### 1. Low: Scripts Present - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 100.0% Package declares npm scripts. ### 2. Medium: Secret Pattern - **Category:** Secrets - **Confidence:** 75.0% - **Path:** dist/server-TZSOVNYN.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package contains a possible secret pattern. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript patternName = generic_password severity = medium line = 22115 matchedText = url.pass...D]"; ``` ### 3. High: Child Process - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references child process execution. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L953: // src/mcp/replay-annotator.ts L954: var import_node_child_process = require("child_process"); L955: var import_promises = require("fs/promises"); ``` ### 4. High: Shell - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% Package source references shell execution. ### 5. Low: Weak Crypto - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 64.0% - **Path:** dist/server-TZSOVNYN.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L240: ctaHeadingItalic: "real data.", L241: ctaBody: "MCP Scraper gives your AI workflows the web intelligence they need \u2014 SERP data, People Also Ask harvests, page extraction, YouTube transcripts, and more. All via API... L242: sections: [ ... L503: answer: `ChatGPT makes things up because its RLHF training consistently rewarded fluent, complete-sounding answers \u2014 and human raters often cannot tell in the moment w... L504: source: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/" L505: } ... L551: question: "what is the hallucination rate of Claude in 2026", L552: answer: `Claude's hallucination rate in 2026 spans from 0% (Claude Opus 4.1 on AA-Omniscience, via refusal) to 58% (Claude Opus 4.5 on the same benchma ``` ### 6. Medium: Network - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references network APIs. ### 7. Medium: Environment Vars - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 75.0% Package source references environment variables. ### 8. Low: Filesystem - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 70.0% Package source references filesystem APIs. ### 9. High: Same File Env Network Execution - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 85.0% - **Path:** dist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A single source file combines environment access, network access, and code or shell execution; review context before blocking. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L429: function apiOptions(opts) { L430: const apiKey = String(opts.apiKey ?? process.env.MCP_SCRAPER_API_KEY ?? "").trim(); L431: if (!apiKey) throw new Error("MCP_SCRAPER_API_KEY is required. Pass --api-key or set the environment variable."); L432: return { L433: apiUrl: String(opts.apiUrl ?? process.env.MCP_SCRAPER_API_URL ?? "https://mcpscraper.dev").replace(/\/$/, ""), L434: apiKey ... L440: try { L441: const child = spawn(command, args, { detached: true, stdio: "ignore" }); L442: child.unref(); ``` ### 10. High: Sandbox Evasion Gated Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 84.0% - **Path:** dist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js - **Public source:** [View source]() Source gates dangerous network, credential, or execution behavior behind CI, host, platform, time, or geo fingerprint checks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L17: import { Command } from "commander"; L18: import { spawn } from "child_process"; L19: import { mkdir as mkdir2, writeFile } from "fs/promises"; ... L112: "", L113: "Desktop Extension: https://mcpscraper.dev/downloads/mcp-scraper.mcpb", L114: restart ... L129: async function readKeyFile() { L130: const path = process.env.MCP_SCRAPER_KEY_PATH?.trim() || join(homedir(), ".mcp-scraper-key"); L131: try { ... L143: if (!res.ok) return null; L144: const data = await res.json(); L145: return data.version ?? null; ``` ### 11. Critical: Trojan Source Unicode - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/bin/api-server.cjs - **Public source:** [View source]() Source contains bidi control or invisible Unicode characters associated with Trojan Source attacks. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript L16814: contains invisible/control Unicode U+200B (zero width space) const bodyText = rawBodyText.replace(//g, " ").replace(/\s+/g, " "); ``` ### 12. Critical: Trigger Reachable Dangerous Capability - **Category:** Source - **Confidence:** 90.0% - **Path:** dist/server-TZSOVNYN.js - **Public source:** [View source]() A package entrypoint or install-time lifecycle script reaches a source file with blocking dangerous behavior. Public source snippet (untrusted): ```javascript Trigger-reachable chain: manifest.bin -> dist/bin/api-server.js -> dist/server-TZSOVNYN.js Reachable file contains a blocking source-risk pattern. ``` ### 13. Low: Obfuscated - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 36.9% Package source has low-confidence obfuscation-like patterns. ### 14. Low: High Entropy Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 55.0% Package source contains high-entropy string patterns. ### 15. Low: Url Strings - **Category:** Supply Chain - **Confidence:** 65.0% Package source contains URL literals. ### 16. Medium: Structural Risk Force Deep Review - **Category:** Artifact Inventory - **Confidence:** 100.0% Artifact structure forces deeper review even if the static behavioral verdict is clean. ### 17. Low: No License - **Category:** Manifest - **Confidence:** 80.0% Package manifest does not declare a clear license. ## Dependencies and install lifecycle - **Lifecycle scripts present:** No - **Dependencies:** 27 - **Optional dependencies:** 1 - **Peer dependencies:** 0 - **Development dependencies:** 16 - **Published dependency-graph edges:** 28 ### Published dependency entries - @anthropic-ai/sdk ^0.96.0 (Dependency) - @fal-ai/client ^1.10.1 (Dependency) - @hono/node-server ^2.0.2 (Dependency) - @libsql/client ^0.17.3 (Dependency) - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.29.0 (Dependency) - @neondatabase/serverless ^1.1.0 (Dependency) - @onkernel/sdk ^0.52.0 (Dependency) - @resvg/resvg-js ^2.6.2 (Dependency) - @vercel/blob ^2.4.1 (Dependency) - commander ^12.0.0 (Dependency) - diff ^9.0.0 (Dependency) - hono ^4.12.18 (Dependency) - inngest ^4.4.0 (Dependency) - jose ^6.2.3 (Dependency) - mcpscraper-memory-tools ^1.9.0 (Dependency) - p-limit ^7.3.0 (Dependency) - papaparse ^5.4.0 (Dependency) - playwright ^1.44.0 (Dependency) - playwright-extra ^4.3.6 (Dependency) - puppeteer-extra-plugin-stealth ^2.11.2 (Dependency) - resend ^6.12.3 (Dependency) - satori ^0.26.0 (Dependency) - stripe ^22.1.1 (Dependency) - turndown ^7.2.4 (Dependency) - yazl ^3.3.1 (Dependency) - youtube-transcript ^1.3.1 (Dependency) - zod ^3.23.0 (Dependency) - @resvg/resvg-js-linux-arm64-gnu 2.6.2 (OptionalDependency) ## Package metadata - **Package:** mcp-scraper - **Ecosystem:** npm - **Version:** 0.33.3 - **Version published:** 2026-07-22T18:32:52.654Z - **Package first seen:** 2026-07-01T19:04:42.112Z - **Package last seen:** 2026-11-05T01:46:44.655Z - **Known versions:** 130 - **Latest version:** 0.103.1 - **Appeal under review:** No - **Description:** MCP server for MCP Scraper web intelligence tools - **Deprecated:** Upgrade to mcp-scraper 0.98.0 or newer. Older releases include obsolete local execution code; see the packaged README for hosted-client migration. - **Maintainers:** vilovieta - **Runtime engines:** node: \>=20 - **Artifact files:** 100 - **Artifact unpacked size:** 17,336,407 bytes - **Artifact signatures:** 1 - **Attestations:** No ## References - [HTML security report]()