Is context8-mcp safe to use?

context8-mcp has a security risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk). Our security analysis detected 201 findings. Review the detailed security assessment below to understand the specific risks before installation.

What are the security risks of context8-mcp?

Based on our automated security analysis, context8-mcp 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 "context8-mcp" on MCP Registry Safe to Install?

Name: context8-mcp
Availability: InStock
Author: yuanbopang

yuanbopang · mcp · v1.0.5

Context8 MCP server for remote error solution vault with semantic search

Risk Assessment

Analyzed

100

out of 100

CRITICAL

201 security findings detected across all analyzers

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

Severity Breakdown

Critical

High

114

Medium

Low

Info

Finding Categories

Malware Signatures

Secrets

IoC Indicators

YARA Rules Matched

12 rules(48 hits)

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

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

Context8 MCP server for remote error solution vault with semantic search

Detailed Findings

98 total

YARA Rule Matches

12 rules

Indicators of Compromise

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

URLs

IP Addresses

Domains

Strings

All Indicators · 98

Domain

detected Domain: embeddings.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: embeddings.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: s.id

XIOC detected Domain: s.id

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URL

detected URL: http://www.context8.org/?solutionId=$

XIOC detected URL: http://www.context8.org/?solutionId=$

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp.git

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp.git

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp/issues

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp/issues

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp#readme

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/context8/context8-mcp#readme

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-VS_Code?style=flat-square&label=Install%20Context8%20MCP&color=0098FF

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/VS_Code-VS_Code?style=flat-square&label=Install%20Context8%20MCP&color=0098FF

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URL

detected URL: https://files.lmstudio.ai/deeplink/mcp-install-light.svg)](https://lmstudio.ai/install-mcp?name=context8&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImNvbnRleHQ4LW1jcCJdLCJlbnYiOnsiQ09OVEVYVDhfUkVNT1RFX0FQSV9LRVkiOiI8WU9VUl9DT05URVhUOF9BUElfS0VZPiJ9LCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IkNvbnRleHQ4IE1DUCBvZmZpY2lhbCByZWxlYXNlIC0gcmVtb3RlLWZpcnN0IGVycm9yIHNvbHV0aW9uIHZhdWx0In0%3D)

XIOC detected URL: https://files.lmstudio.ai/deeplink/mcp-install-light.svg)](https://lmstudio.ai/install-mcp?name=context8&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImNvbnRleHQ4LW1jcCJdLCJlbnYiOnsiQ09OVEVYVDhfUkVNT1RFX0FQSV9LRVkiOiI8WU9VUl9DT05URVhUOF9BUElfS0VZPiJ9LCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IkNvbnRleHQ4IE1DUCBvZmZpY2lhbCByZWxlYXNlIC0gcmVtb3RlLWZpcnN0IGVycm9yIHNvbHV0aW9uIHZhdWx0In0%3D)

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URL

detected URL: https://charm.land/crush.json

XIOC detected URL: https://charm.land/crush.json

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URL

detected URL: https://github.com/yourusername/context8

XIOC detected URL: https://github.com/yourusername/context8

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URL

detected URL: https://api.context8.org

XIOC detected URL: https://api.context8.org

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URL

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

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

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URL

detected URL: https://www.context8.org

XIOC detected URL: https://www.context8.org

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URL

detected URL: https://your-server.com

XIOC detected URL: https://your-server.com

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URL

detected URL: https://smithery.ai):

XIOC detected URL: https://smithery.ai):

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Domain

detected Domain: merged.map

XIOC detected Domain: merged.map

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Domain

detected Domain: server.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: server.js.map

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URL

detected URL: https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=context8&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImNvbnRleHQ4LW1jcCJdLCJlbnYiOnsiQ09OVEVYVDhfUkVNT1RFX0FQSV9LRVkiOiI8WU9VUl9DT05URVhUOF9BUElfS0VZPiJ9LCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IkNvbnRleHQ4IE1DUCBvZmZpY2lhbCByZWxlYXNlIC0gcmVtb3RlLWZpcnN0IGVycm9yIHNvbHV0aW9uIHZhdWx0In0%3D)

XIOC detected URL: https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.svg)](https://cursor.com/en/install-mcp?name=context8&config=eyJjb21tYW5kIjoibnB4IiwiYXJncyI6WyIteSIsImNvbnRleHQ4LW1jcCJdLCJlbnYiOnsiQ09OVEVYVDhfUkVNT1RFX0FQSV9LRVkiOiI8WU9VUl9DT05URVhUOF9BUElfS0VZPiJ9LCJkZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6IkNvbnRleHQ4IE1DUCBvZmZpY2lhbCByZWxlYXNlIC0gcmVtb3RlLWZpcnN0IGVycm9yIHNvbHV0aW9uIHZhdWx0In0%3D)

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Install%20in%20VS%20Code-0098FF?style=for-the-badge&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/badge/Install%20in%20VS%20Code-0098FF?style=for-the-badge&logo=visualstudiocode&logoColor=white

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/context8-mcp?color=red)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/context8-mcp)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/context8-mcp?color=red)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/context8-mcp)

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/context8?color=blue)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/context8)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/v/context8?color=blue)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/context8)

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Domain

detected Domain: github.com

XIOC detected Domain: github.com

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Domain

detected Domain: server.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: server.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: api.company.com

XIOC detected Domain: api.company.com

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Domain

detected Domain: api.example.com

XIOC detected Domain: api.example.com

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Domain

detected Domain: deck.gl

XIOC detected Domain: deck.gl

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Domain

detected Domain: loaders.gl

XIOC detected Domain: loaders.gl

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Domain

detected Domain: savedsolution.id

XIOC detected Domain: savedsolution.id

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Domain

detected Domain: queries.map

XIOC detected Domain: queries.map

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Domain

detected Domain: data.map

XIOC detected Domain: data.map

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Domain

detected Domain: data.total

XIOC detected Domain: data.total

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Domain

detected Domain: remoteclient.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: remoteclient.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: sync.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: sync.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: sync.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: sync.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: types.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: types.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: types.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: types.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: tableinfo.map

XIOC detected Domain: tableinfo.map

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Domain

detected Domain: row.name

XIOC detected Domain: row.name

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Domain

detected Domain: database.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: database.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: output.data

XIOC detected Domain: output.data

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Domain

detected Domain: embeddings.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: embeddings.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: remoteclient.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: remoteclient.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: d.id

XIOC detected Domain: d.id

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Domain

detected Domain: missingmeta.map

XIOC detected Domain: missingmeta.map

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Domain

detected Domain: m.id

XIOC detected Domain: m.id

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Domain

detected Domain: ids.map

XIOC detected Domain: ids.map

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Domain

detected Domain: delsolution.run

XIOC detected Domain: delsolution.run

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Domain

detected Domain: delindex.run

XIOC detected Domain: delindex.run

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Domain

detected Domain: delstats.run

XIOC detected Domain: delstats.run

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Domain

detected Domain: insertsolution.run

XIOC detected Domain: insertsolution.run

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Domain

detected Domain: candidateids.map

XIOC detected Domain: candidateids.map

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Domain

detected Domain: rows.map

XIOC detected Domain: rows.map

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Domain

detected Domain: sparseresults.map

XIOC detected Domain: sparseresults.map

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Domain

detected Domain: solutions.map

XIOC detected Domain: solutions.map

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Domain

detected Domain: sparsecandidates.map

XIOC detected Domain: sparsecandidates.map

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Domain

detected Domain: densecandidates.map

XIOC detected Domain: densecandidates.map

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Domain

detected Domain: column.name

XIOC detected Domain: column.name

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Domain

detected Domain: date.now

XIOC detected Domain: date.now

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Domain

detected Domain: row.id

XIOC detected Domain: row.id

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Domain

detected Domain: deleteindexstmt.run

XIOC detected Domain: deleteindexstmt.run

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Domain

detected Domain: deletestatsstmt.run

XIOC detected Domain: deletestatsstmt.run

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Domain

detected Domain: inserttermstmt.run

XIOC detected Domain: inserttermstmt.run

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Domain

detected Domain: insertstatsstmt.run

XIOC detected Domain: insertstatsstmt.run

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Domain

detected Domain: target.build

XIOC detected Domain: target.build

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Domain

detected Domain: index.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: index.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: config.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: config.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: config.js.map

XIOC detected Domain: config.js.map

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Domain

detected Domain: database.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: database.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: existing.map

XIOC detected Domain: existing.map

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Domain

detected Domain: c.name

XIOC detected Domain: c.name

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Domain

detected Domain: normalizedqueries.map

XIOC detected Domain: normalizedqueries.map

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Domain

detected Domain: entry.sources.map

XIOC detected Domain: entry.sources.map

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Domain

detected Domain: entry.result.id

XIOC detected Domain: entry.result.id

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detected IP: 127.0.0.1

XIOC detected IP: 127.0.0.1

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Domain

detected Domain: saved.id

XIOC detected Domain: saved.id

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Domain

detected Domain: context8.org

XIOC detected Domain: context8.org

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Domain

detected Domain: target.name

XIOC detected Domain: target.name

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Domain

detected Domain: index.d.ts.map

XIOC detected Domain: index.d.ts.map

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Domain

detected Domain: pkgjson.name

XIOC detected Domain: pkgjson.name

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Domain

detected Domain: pkg.name

XIOC detected Domain: pkg.name

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Domain

detected Domain: result.id

XIOC detected Domain: result.id

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Domain

detected Domain: solution.id

XIOC detected Domain: solution.id

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Domain

detected Domain: item.id

XIOC detected Domain: item.id

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Domain

detected Domain: r.id

XIOC detected Domain: r.id

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Domain

detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

XIOC detected Domain: modelcontextprotocol.io

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Domain

detected Domain: insiders.vscode.dev

XIOC detected Domain: insiders.vscode.dev

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Domain

detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

XIOC detected Domain: www.npmjs.com

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Domain

detected Domain: your-server.com

XIOC detected Domain: your-server.com

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Domain

detected Domain: smithery.ai

XIOC detected Domain: smithery.ai

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Domain

detected Domain: lmstudio.ai

XIOC detected Domain: lmstudio.ai

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Domain

detected Domain: skill.md

XIOC detected Domain: skill.md

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Domain

detected Domain: cursor.com

XIOC detected Domain: cursor.com

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Domain

detected Domain: img.shields.io

XIOC detected Domain: img.shields.io

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Domain

detected Domain: www.context8.org

XIOC detected Domain: www.context8.org

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Domain

detected Domain: api.context8.org

XIOC detected Domain: api.context8.org

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Domain

detected Domain: files.lmstudio.ai

XIOC detected Domain: files.lmstudio.ai

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Domain

detected Domain: charm.land

XIOC detected Domain: charm.land

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URL

detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/l/context8-mcp)](./LICENSE)

XIOC detected URL: https://img.shields.io/npm/l/context8-mcp)](./LICENSE)

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Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

context8-mcp is a mcp extension published by yuanbopang. Version 1.0.5 has been analyzed by the Risky Plugins security platform, receiving a risk score of 100/100 (CRITICAL risk) based on 201 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

Critical: 10 finding(s)
High: 74 finding(s)
Medium: 114 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

context8-mcp is published by yuanbopang 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-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/index.js-859

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-24

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/index.js-41

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-71

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-59

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/index.js-55

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-44

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-58

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/lib/database.js-50

MCP-TOOL-PROCESS-SPAWN-dist/index.js-873

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-25

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-149

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/lib/remoteClient.js-10

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-639

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-630

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-53

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/config.js-1

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-9

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-26

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-640

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/config.js-31

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-158

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-735

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-1

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-285

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-150

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-735

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-544

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-155

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-629

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-75

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-543

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-54

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/index.js-284

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-162

MCP-TOOL-CREDENTIAL-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-54

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-3

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/config.js-1

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-3

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-41

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/config.js-18

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-12

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/mcp/server.js-8

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-1

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-95

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/lib/sync.js-17

MCP-TOOL-FILESYSTEM-ACCESS-dist/index.js-505

HASH-99e65dbecc2dbe10

HASH-6f683d4ee87a3f43

HASH-c60291bed7181374

YARA Rule Matches

credential env files

postinstall file manipulation

postinstall file download

postinstall system command

postinstall persistence mechanism

postinstall environment access

postinstall crypto operations

postinstall network communication

NoUseWeakRandom

postinstall obfuscation

UsingCommandLineArguments

UsingShellInterpreterWhenExecutingOSCommands

Indicators of Compromise

All Indicators · 98

Security Analysis Summary

Security Analysis Overview

Risk Assessment

Findings Breakdown

What Was Analyzed

Developer Information

Recommendation

Frequently Asked Questions