mcp-scraper@0.79.0
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MCP server for MCP Scraper web intelligence tools
AI Security Review
scanned 2mo ago · by lpm-firewall-aiThis is not malicious under the inspected source: there is no registry install lifecycle hook or automatic foreign control-surface mutation. It warrants a warning because it offers explicit AI-agent configuration mutation and embeds third-party tracking in its server output.
Static reason
One or more suspicious static signals were detected.
Trigger
The user runs mcp-scraper-cli agent install claude --apply or starts the bundled API server.
Impact
The CLI can change the named Claude MCP entry, and served pages can contact a third-party tracking host.
Mechanism
Explicit MCP registration and server-side attribution script injection.
AI rationale
This is not malicious under the inspected source: there is no registry install lifecycle hook or automatic foreign control-surface mutation. It warrants a warning because it offers explicit AI-agent configuration mutation and embeds third-party tracking in its server output.
Evidence
package.jsondist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.jsdist/bin/api-server.jsdist/server-QJUBOH6L.jsClaude Code user-scope MCP configuration
Network endpoints2
hyros-attribution-crm.vercel.app/api/track/sdk?token=35c27ba33dd0c6cc640f9fef415ee3dc9ead67fefe99d269be602ee269900e25mcpscraper.dev
Decision evidence
public snapshotAI called this Suspicious at 88.0% confidence as Dangerous Capability with low false-positive risk.
Evidence for warning
- An explicit CLI option can replace the named user-scope Claude MCP server with this package.
- The bundled API server injects a fixed third-party attribution script into generated pages.
- The package contains broad browser, workflow, and connected-service capabilities beyond a simple scraper.
Evidence against
- The manifest has no preinstall, install, or postinstall lifecycle hook.
- The MCP configuration mutation requires the user to run the CLI with --apply and targets only the named mcp-scraper entry.
- No source evidence showed automatic credential harvesting, hidden payload execution, or install-time persistence.
Behavioral surface
ChildProcessCryptoEnvironmentVarsFilesystemNetworkShell
HighEntropyStringsUrlStrings
NoLicense
Source & flagged code
7 flaggeddist/server-QJUBOH6L.jsView file
9265// src/services/site-architecture-auditor/python/graph-runner.ts
L9266: import * as childProcess from "child_process";
L9267: import * as path from "path";
High
Child Process
Package source references child process execution.
dist/server-QJUBOH6L.jsView on unpkg · L9265326import {
L327: createPrivateArtifact,
L328: privateArtifactOwnerId,
...
L575: ctaHeadingItalic: "real data.",
L576: 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...
L577: sections: [
...
L838: 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...
L839: source: "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/openai-releases-gpt-5-5-instant-a-new-default-model-for-chatgpt/"
L840: }
...
L886: question: "what is the hallucination rate of Claude in 2026",
L887: answer: `<strong>Claude's hallucination rate in 2026 spans from 0% (Claude Opus 4
High
Browser Session Account Hijack
Browser source reuses an authenticated session to collect identity data and mutate account settings while reporting externally.
dist/server-QJUBOH6L.jsView on unpkg · L326Findings
7 High3 Medium6 Low
HighChild Processdist/server-QJUBOH6L.js
HighShell
HighSame File Env Network Executiondist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighBrowser Session Account Hijackdist/server-QJUBOH6L.js
HighCredential Redirect Persistencedist/server-QJUBOH6L.js
HighSandbox Evasion Gated Capabilitydist/bin/mcp-scraper-cli.js
HighSemantic Analysis Limiteddist/chunk-UFJJGXVO.js
MediumNetwork
MediumEnvironment Vars
MediumStructural Risk Force Deep Review
LowScripts Present
LowWeak Cryptodist/server-QJUBOH6L.js
LowFilesystem
LowHigh Entropy Strings
Affected versions and remediation
This report applies to mcp-scraper@0.79.0.
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