mcp-scraper@0.74.0
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MCP server for MCP Scraper web intelligence tools
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not an install-time malware chain, but it ships powerful browser and AI-agent control capabilities that warrant a warning. The explicit configuration gate and lack of lifecycle hooks reduce the likelihood of unconsented compromise.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
A user runs the agent install command with --apply or invokes the browser-session service.
Impact
An agent using the configured service could perform browser actions in a user-controlled session; this is a meaningful dual-use capability.
Mechanism
User-invoked AI-agent configuration and authenticated browser automation.
AI rationale
This is not an install-time malware chain, but it ships powerful browser and AI-agent control capabilities that warrant a warning. The explicit configuration gate and lack of lifecycle hooks reduce the likelihood of unconsented compromise.
Evidence
dist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsdist/server-PMHKIZU7.jsdist/chunk-F6MUGMRN.js
Network endpoints2
mcpscraper.devregistry.npmjs.org/mcp-scraper/latest
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 87.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- The explicit agent-install command can replace a user-scope Claude MCP entry and register this package through npx.
- The server exposes authenticated browser-session actions that can click and type in a browser session.
- The package uses Playwright with a stealth plugin for browser-based scraping.
Evidence against
- package.json contains no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The Claude configuration mutation is gated behind the user-supplied agent install command and --apply option.
- No source evidence established automatic secret harvesting, covert exfiltration, or install-time persistence.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
8 flaggeddist/server-PMHKIZU7.jsView file
9256// src/services/site-architecture-auditor/python/graph-runner.ts
L9257: import * as childProcess from "child_process";
L9258: import * as path from "path";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/server-PMHKIZU7.jsView on unpkg · L9256341import {
L342: isPrivateIpAddress,
L343: loadHtmlDocument,
...
L566: ctaHeadingItalic: "real data.",
L567: 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...
L568: sections: [
...
L829: 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...
L830: source: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/"
L831: }
...
L877: question: "what is the hallucination rate of Claude in 2026",
L878: answer: `<strong>Claude's hallucination rate in 2026 spans from 0% (Claude Opus 4.1 on AA-
High
Browser Session Account Hijack
Browser source reuses an authenticated session to collect identity data and mutate account settings while reporting externally.
dist/server-PMHKIZU7.jsView on unpkg · L341Findings
8 High3 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/server-PMHKIZU7.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighBrowser Session Account Hijackdist/server-PMHKIZU7.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/server-PMHKIZU7.js
HighCommand Output Exfiltrationdist/server-PMHKIZU7.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/chunk-F6MUGMRN.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/server-PMHKIZU7.js
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.74.0.
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