Is mcpboot safe to use?

mcpboot has a security risk score of 88.96/100 (CRITICAL risk). Our security analysis detected 72 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of mcpboot?

Based on our automated security analysis, mcpboot presents critical risk level. The extension is analyzed for malware patterns, secret exposure, network communications, permissions, and supply chain vulnerabilities.

How is the security score calculated?

Risky Plugins calculates security scores using weighted categories: severity of findings (25 points max), malware detections (35 points), secret exposure (28 points), network communications (10 points), and obfuscation (10 points). Scores range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater risk.

What does CRITICAL, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, MINIMAL risk mean?

CRITICAL (80-100): Severe security issues like malware. HIGH (60-79): Significant vulnerabilities. MEDIUM (40-59): Moderate security concerns. LOW (20-39): Minor issues. MINIMAL (0-19): Very low risk. Always review findings before installing any extension.

Is "mcpboot" on MCP Registry Safe to Install?

Name: mcpboot
Availability: InStock
Author: vivekhaldar1

vivekhaldar1 · mcp · v0.1.3

Generate and serve an MCP server from a natural language prompt

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

88.96

out of 100

CRITICAL

72 security findings detected across all analyzers

MCP server analyzed for tool poisoning, prompt injection, and data exfiltration

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

Secrets

Network

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

9 rules(14 hits)

postinstall network communication postinstall file download postinstall system command postinstall persistence mechanism postinstall crypto operations credential env files postinstall obfuscation UsingCommandLineArguments postinstall file manipulation

MCP Server Analysis

MCP servers expose tools and resources to AI assistants. Unlike browser extensions, they run as standalone processes with direct system access. Tool definitions are analyzed for prompt injection, data exfiltration, and tool poisoning patterns.

About This Extension

Generate and serve an MCP server from a natural language prompt

Detailed Findings

35 total

YARA Rule Matches

9 rules

Indicators of Compromise

Network indicators, suspicious strings, and potential IoCs extracted during analysis

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 36

Domain

detected Domain: t.name

XIOC detected Domain: t.name

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://api.example.com/items?limit=

XIOC detected URL: https://api.example.com/items?limit=

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_top_stories'

XIOC detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_top_stories'

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_item_by_id'

XIOC detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_item_by_id'

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_user_profile'

XIOC detected URL: http://localhost:8100/mcp.get_user_profile'

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/vivekhaldar/mcpblox)

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/vivekhaldar/mcpblox)

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$

XIOC detected URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/$

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://api.example.com/items

XIOC detected URL: https://api.example.com/items

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://www.getdropbox.com/u/2/screencast.html

XIOC detected URL: http://www.getdropbox.com/u/2/screencast.html

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: http://localhost:8000/mcp

XIOC detected URL: http://localhost:8000/mcp

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json

XIOC detected URL: https://petstore.swagger.io/v2/swagger.json

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://docs.github.com/en/rest),

XIOC detected URL: https://docs.github.com/en/rest),

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/HackerNews/API).

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/HackerNews/API).

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/HackerNews/API

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/HackerNews/API

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://github.com/steipete/mcporter):

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/steipete/mcporter):

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: whitelist.domains

XIOC detected Domain: whitelist.domains

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: parsed.tools.map

XIOC detected Domain: parsed.tools.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: plannedtool.name

XIOC detected Domain: plannedtool.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: tools.map

XIOC detected Domain: tools.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: sorted.map

XIOC detected Domain: sorted.map

extracted_from_files

URL

detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

XIOC detected URL: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: matches.map

XIOC detected Domain: matches.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: readme.md

XIOC detected Domain: readme.md

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: performance.now

XIOC detected Domain: performance.now

extracted_from_files

URL

detected Domain: urls.map

XIOC detected Domain: urls.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: tool.name

XIOC detected Domain: tool.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: item.name

XIOC detected Domain: item.name

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: plan.tools

XIOC detected Domain: plan.tools

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: petstore.swagger.io

XIOC detected Domain: petstore.swagger.io

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: docs.github.com

XIOC detected Domain: docs.github.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: raw.githubusercontent.com

XIOC detected Domain: raw.githubusercontent.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: api.example.com

XIOC detected Domain: api.example.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: www.getdropbox.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.getdropbox.com

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: val.map

XIOC detected Domain: val.map

extracted_from_files

Domain

detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

XIOC detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

extracted_from_files

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

mcpboot is a mcp extension published by vivekhaldar1. Version 0.1.3 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 88.96/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 72 security findings.

Risk Assessment

This extension presents critical security risk. Severe issues were detected, potentially including malware indicators, exposed secrets, or dangerous behaviors. Installation is strongly discouraged until these issues are addressed.

Findings Breakdown

High: 25 finding(s)
Medium: 45 finding(s)

What Was Analyzed

The security assessment covers multiple analysis categories:

Malware Detection: YARA rule matching against 2,400+ malware signatures
Secret Detection: Scanning for exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials
Static Analysis: Code-level security analysis for common vulnerability patterns
Network Analysis: Detection of suspicious network communications and endpoints
Obfuscation Detection: Identification of code obfuscation techniques

Developer Information

mcpboot is published by vivekhaldar1 on the mcp marketplace.

Recommendation

This extension is not recommended for installation without thorough manual review. Consider alternatives with lower risk scores, or contact the developer to address the identified security concerns.

Source Code Viewer

Source Code Not Available

Source code is not available for this version of the extension.

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Risk Assessment

Severity Breakdown

Finding Categories

YARA Rules Matched

MCP Server Analysis

About This Extension

Detailed Findings

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-98

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-58

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-58

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-470

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-60

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-60

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-473

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-117

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-1324

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-55

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-379

NET-FETCH-dist/index.js-789

NET-FETCH-dist/index.js-234

MCP-TOOL-NETWORK-ACCESS-dist/index.js-1084

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-378

MCP-TOOL-NETWORK-ACCESS-dist/index.js-789

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-5

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-44

MCP-TOOL-NETWORK-ACCESS-dist/index.js-234

HASH-ccb83563a9fdbe5c

HASH-08d24f66ef8654cf

YARA Rule Matches

postinstall network communication

postinstall file download

postinstall system command

postinstall persistence mechanism

postinstall crypto operations

credential env files

postinstall obfuscation

UsingCommandLineArguments

postinstall file manipulation

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 36

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

Frequently Asked Questions

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