pentest-mcp
NOT for educational purposes: An MCP server for professional penetration testers including STDIO/HTTP/SSE support, nmap, go/dirbuster, nikto, JtR, hashcat, wordlist building, and more.
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criticalQ13MCP Bridge Package Supply Chain AttackMCP10-supply-chainAML.T0054
Pattern "(?:mcp|fastmcp|langchain-mcp|llama-index-mcp)(?:>=|~=|==)?(?!\d)" matched in source_code: "Mcp" (at position 104)
MCP bridge packages (mcp-remote, mcp-proxy, @modelcontextprotocol/sdk, fastmcp) are high-value supply chain targets — CVE-2025-6514 (CVSS 9.6) in mcp-remote affected 437,000+ installs. Always pin exact versions (no ^ or ~ ranges). Use lockfiles (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, uv.lock). Never run `npx mcp-remote` without version pinning. Verify package integrity with `npm audit` or `pip-audit` before deployment. Reference: CVE-2025-6514, OWASP ASI04.
criticalQ11Code Suggestion Poisoning via MCPMCP01-prompt-injectionAML.T0054.001
Pattern "(?:suggest|generate|complete|insert).*(?:code|function|class|import|require)" matched in source_code: "suggestions.push("No open ports found with the current options. Try scanning all ports (\`-p-\` ) or using different scan types like SYN scan (\`-sS\`, require" (at position 36999)
MCP tool outputs flowing into IDE code suggestion contexts must be sanitized. Implement output content policies that: (1) strip hidden Unicode characters (zero-width, RTL override, tag characters), (2) detect embedded instructions targeting AI code assistants, (3) validate code blocks against security patterns before they enter the suggestion pipeline, (4) never include shell commands in tool outputs without explicit [COMMAND] markers visible to the user. Reference: IDEsaster (Dec 2025), arXiv 2509.22040.
criticalK8Cross-Boundary Credential SharingMCP05-privilege-escalationAML.T0054
Pattern "(return|respond|output|result).*(?:token|credential|api[_\s-]?key|secret|password|bearer)" matched in source_code: "return verifyViaIntrospection(token" (at position 7327)
Never forward, share, or embed credentials across trust boundaries. Use OAuth token exchange (RFC 8693) to create scoped, delegated tokens instead of passing original credentials. Never include credentials in tool responses. Required by ISO 27001 A.5.17 and OWASP ASI03.
criticalL9CI/CD Secret Exfiltration PatternsMCP07-insecure-configAML.T0057
Pattern "(?:btoa|Buffer\.from|base64\.b64encode).*(?:process\.env|os\.environ|TOKEN|SECRET|KEY|PASSWORD)" matched in source_code: "Buffer.from(`${oauthClientId}:${oauthClientSecret" (at position 4824)
Never print, log, or transmit CI environment variables containing secrets. Use GitHub Actions '::add-mask::' to prevent accidental secret exposure in logs. Audit all third-party Actions for secret access patterns. Use OIDC tokens instead of long-lived secrets where possible. Restrict secret access to specific workflow jobs and steps. Monitor CI logs for base64-encoded strings.
criticalC1Command InjectionMCP03-command-injectionAML.T0054
Pattern "child_process" matched in source_code: "child_process" (at position 1244)
Replace exec()/execSync() with execFile() and pass arguments as an array, never as a string. Validate all inputs against an allowlist before use in any shell context. For subprocess.run, always pass a list and shell=False.
criticalK14Agent Credential Propagation via Shared StateMCP05-privilege-escalationAML.T0054
Pattern "(process\.env|os\.environ|setenv|putenv).*(?:token|credential|api[_\s-]?key|secret|password)" matched in source_code: "process.env.MCP_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET" (at position 2853)
Never write credentials to shared agent state. Use credential vaults (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager) with per-agent scoped access. Implement OAuth token exchange (RFC 8693) for cross-agent authorization. Redact credentials from all agent outputs before writing to shared memory. Required by OWASP ASI03/ASI07 and MAESTRO L7.
criticalJ7OpenAPI Specification Field InjectionMCP03-command-injectionAML.T0054
Pattern "(?:summary|operationId|description).*\$\{|`.*(?:summary|operationId)" matched in source_code: "description: `Open port ${port.portId} (${" (at position 12944)
Sanitize all OpenAPI specification fields before using them in code generation or template interpolation. Treat summary, description, operationId, and extension fields as untrusted input. Use parameterized templates instead of string interpolation. See CVE-2026-22785/23947.
highQ14Concurrent MCP Server Race ConditionMCP07-insecure-configT1068
Pattern "(?:read|write|modify|delete).*(?:file|path|directory)(?!.*(?:lock|mutex|semaphore|flock|atomic))" matched in source_code: "readFile(packageJsonPath" (at position 8725)
MCP servers sharing filesystem or database backends with other servers must implement proper concurrency controls. Use: (1) file locking (flock/lockfile) for filesystem operations, (2) database transactions for all read-modify-write sequences, (3) atomic file operations (O_EXCL, mkdtemp) instead of check-then-create, (4) lstat() to detect symlinks before following (CVE-2025-53109). Never assume exclusive access to shared resources — other MCP servers may be operating concurrently.
highD1Known CVEs in DependenciesMCP08-dependency-vuln
Dependency "fast-xml-parser@5.3.6" has known CVEs:
Update dependencies to versions that patch known CVEs. Run 'npm audit fix' or 'pip-audit' to identify and resolve vulnerable dependencies.
highK13Unsanitized Tool OutputMCP02-tool-poisoningAML.T0054
Pattern "(?:query|execute|select|find).*(?:return|respond|result|rows|data)(?!.*(?:sanitize|escape|encode|map|filter|select|pick))" matched in source_code: "finder ${args.join(' ')}\nExit: ${result.code}\nStderr:\n${result" (at position 42194)
Sanitize all external data before including in tool responses. Implement output encoding that neutralizes prompt injection patterns. Truncate excessively long content. Validate structure before passing database results. Apply the principle: treat all external data as untrusted, even in tool outputs. Required by CoSAI MCP-T4.
highK16Unbounded Recursion / Missing Depth LimitsMCP07-insecure-configAML.T0054
Pattern "function\s+(\w+).*\{[^}]*\1\s*\((?!.*(?:depth|level|limit|max|count|recursi))" matched in source_code: "function parseCsvEnv(value: string | undefined, fallback: string[] = []): string[] {
if (!value) return fallback;
return value
.split(/[,\s]+/)
.map(" (at position 1532)
Add explicit depth/recursion limits to all recursive operations. Use iterative approaches where possible. Set maximum depth for directory walking (max_depth=10), tree traversal (max_level=20), and agent re-invocation (max_calls=5). Implement circuit breakers that halt after N iterations. Required by EU AI Act Art. 15 (robustness) and OWASP ASI08.
highN2JSON-RPC Notification FloodingMCP07-insecure-configAML.T0054
Pattern "(?:sendNotification|send_notification|notify|emit)\s*\((?!.*(?:queue|throttle|rateLimit|backpressure|bounded))" matched in source_code: "sendNotification(" (at position 11073)
Implement bounded notification queues (recommended max size: 100 per subscription). Apply backpressure — when the queue is full, drop oldest notifications or pause the producer. Enforce per-client notification rate limits. JSON-RPC notifications have no response, so there is no natural flow control — servers MUST implement it explicitly.
mediumK20Insufficient Audit Context in LoggingMCP09-logging-monitoringAML.T0054
Pattern "console\.(log|warn|error)\s*\(\s*["'`](?:request|handling|processing|executing|tool|invoke)" matched in source_code: "console.error(`Executing" (at position 17311)
Use structured logging that includes all five ISO 27001 A.8.15 fields: (1) WHO — agent/user identity, (2) WHAT — tool name and operation, (3) WHEN — ISO 8601 timestamp, (4) WHERE — server ID and correlation ID, (5) OUTCOME — success/failure and result summary. Replace console.log with structured loggers (pino, winston). Add correlation IDs for request tracing across multi-agent chains.
mediumK17Missing Timeout or Circuit BreakerMCP07-insecure-configAML.T0054
Pattern "(?:fetch|axios|got|request|urllib|httpx|http\.get|http\.post)\s*\((?!.*(?:timeout|signal|AbortSignal|deadline|cancel))" matched in source_code: "fetch(" (at position 5093)
Add timeouts to ALL external calls: HTTP requests (30s), database queries (10s), subprocess execution (60s), and MCP tool calls (30s). Implement circuit breakers that open after N consecutive failures (e.g., opossum, cockatiel). Use AbortSignal for cancellable operations. Required by EU AI Act Art. 15 and OWASP ASI08.
lowF4MCP Spec Non-ComplianceMCP07-insecure-config
Server fails MCP spec compliance checks: required:server_name; required:server_version; required:protocol_version; recommended:tool_descriptions; recommended:parameter_descriptions
Follow the MCP specification for server metadata. Include server name, version, and protocol version. Provide descriptions for all tools and parameters.
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Prompt Injection
Prompt & context manipulation attacks
69
Maturity
14
Rules
5
Sub-Categories
1
Gaps
64%
Implemented
56
Tests
1
Stories
100%3 rules
Injection via tool descriptions and parameter fields
GAP-001Prompt Injection Coverage GapMissing detection coverage for emerging prompt injection attack variants not addressed by current rules
100%4 rules
Hidden instructions via external content and tool responses
100%2 rules
Context window saturation and prior-approval exploitation
100%3 rules
Payload hiding via invisible chars, base64, schema fields
100%2 rules
Injection via prompt templates and runtime tool output