mcp-scraper@0.52.1
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MCP server for MCP Scraper web intelligence tools
AI Security Review
scanned 3mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiSource inspection found high-impact, user-invoked browser and connected-account capabilities, but no lifecycle hook, stealth persistence, credential theft, or automatic malicious chain. Treat it as a dangerous-capability warning rather than malware.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.; previous stored version diff introduced dangerous source
Trigger
User runs the MCP binary and invokes browser or connected-service MCP tools; Claude config mutation additionally requires `--apply`.
Impact
An authorized but overly-permissive agent could access logged-in web content or connected-service exports.
Mechanism
Authenticated browser/session and connected-service API access via MCP tools.
AI rationale
Source inspection found high-impact, user-invoked browser and connected-account capabilities, but no lifecycle hook, stealth persistence, credential theft, or automatic malicious chain. Treat it as a dangerous-capability warning rather than malware.
Evidence
package.jsondist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.jsdist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsdist/chunk-R6NOADCR.jsdist/chunk-TVZD37SE.jsdist/index.cjs~/.mcp-scraper-key
Network endpoints2
mcpscraper.devregistry.npmjs.org/mcp-scraper/latest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Unknown with medium false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- MCP server exposes authenticated browser-profile access for arbitrary logged-in sites.
- It exposes connected-service exports for Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Zoom, Meta and Search Console.
- Browser profile state can persist cookies/storage when explicitly requested.
- Explicit CLI setup can upsert its Claude Code MCP entry.
Evidence against
- package.json has no preinstall/install/postinstall hooks.
- Agent config mutation requires explicit `agent install claude --apply`.
- Codex and Claude Desktop paths only print configuration.
- No automatic credential harvesting, exfiltration, or hidden payload execution found.
- Child-process use is bounded to explicit CLI actions and ffmpeg processing.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsPossibleObfuscationUrlStrings
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.cjsView file
1369// src/mcp/replay-annotator.ts
L1370: var import_node_child_process = require("child_process");
L1371: var import_promises = require("fs/promises");
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.cjsView on unpkg · L1369dist/server-HHHZD6Q6.jsView file
168computeIssues,
L169: createPrivateArtifact,
L170: isPrivateIpAddress,
...
L425: ctaHeadingItalic: "real data.",
L426: 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...
L427: sections: [
...
L688: 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...
L689: source: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/"
L690: }
...
L736: question: "what is the hallucination rate of Claude in 2026",
L737: answer: `<strong>Claude's hallucination rate in 2026 spans from 0% (Claude Opus
Low
Weak Crypto
Package source references weak cryptographic algorithms.
dist/server-HHHZD6Q6.jsFindings
7 High3 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/bin/mcp-stdio-server.cjs
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
HighPrevious Version Dangerous Deltadist/index.cjs
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/server-HHHZD6Q6.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.52.1.
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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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