mcp-scraper@0.51.2
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MCP server for MCP Scraper web intelligence tools
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found no lifecycle hook, stealth persistence, or unconsented exfiltration. It nevertheless presents meaningful agent-capability risk through authenticated browser and connected-account operations.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user configures and runs the MCP server, then an agent invokes its browser or connected-service tools.
Impact
An authorized but overly-permissive agent could access saved sessions or export/mutate connected-service data.
Mechanism
Hosted authenticated-browser and connected-service MCP operations
AI rationale
Source inspection found no lifecycle hook, stealth persistence, or unconsented exfiltration. It nevertheless presents meaningful agent-capability risk through authenticated browser and connected-account operations.
Evidence
package.jsondist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.jsdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsdist/chunk-FCZ3QCZP.js~/.mcp-scraper-key~/Downloads/mcp-scraper
Network endpoints2
mcpscraper.devregistry.npmjs.org/mcp-scraper/latest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 90.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- MCP tools expose saved authenticated browser profiles and subsequent browser driving.
- Connected-service export/action tools can access tenant OAuth-connected data.
- Explicit CLI --apply can alter a Claude Code user-scope MCP entry.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall/install/postinstall hooks.
- Agent configuration mutation requires explicit `agent install ... --apply`.
- The CLI restricts --apply to its own mcp-scraper Claude entry and attempts rollback.
- No source evidence of covert credential harvesting or unsolicited exfiltration.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsObfuscatedUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
6 flaggeddist/chunk-ZSJHRZY5.jsView file
18import { dirname, join } from "path";
L19: import { execFile } from "child_process";
L20: function workflowOutputBaseDir(outputDir) {
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/chunk-ZSJHRZY5.jsView on unpkg · L18dist/server-KAEHVDY7.jsView file
166computeIssues,
L167: createPrivateArtifact,
L168: isPrivateIpAddress,
...
L423: ctaHeadingItalic: "real data.",
L424: 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...
L425: sections: [
...
L686: answer: `<strong>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...
L687: source: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/"
L688: }
...
L734: question: "what is the hallucination rate of Claude in 2026",
L735: answer: `<strong>Claude's hallucination rate in 2026 spans from 0% (Claude Opus
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
dist/server-KAEHVDY7.jsView on unpkg · L166Findings
6 High3 Medium7 Low
HighChild Processdist/chunk-ZSJHRZY5.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighBrowser Session Account Hijackdist/bin/api-server.cjs
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/bin/api-server.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/server-KAEHVDY7.js
LowFilesystem
LowObfuscated
LowHigh Entropy Strings
LowUrl Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.51.2.
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