MCP Server Auth Abuse Detection
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| modelcontextprotocol | www.modelcontextprotocol.io/ |
| github | www.github.com/SIA-IOTechnology/Kittysploit-framework/blob/main/modules/scanner/http/mcp_server_auth_abuse.py |
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""MCP server authentication abuse: unauthenticated tools/list and SSE endpoints."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.mcp_auth_probe import scan_mcp_auth_surface
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "MCP Server Auth Abuse Detection",
"description": (
"Probes Model Context Protocol SSE transports and JSON-RPC message endpoints "
"for unauthenticated tools/list and exposed MCP admin surfaces."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "high",
"tags": ["web", "scanner", "mcp", "ai", "llm", "jsonrpc", "sse", "auth"],
"references": ["https://modelcontextprotocol.io/"],
"modules": ["scanner/http/exposed_mcp_sse_server_detect"],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 6,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.35,
"value": 1.2,
"chain": {
"suggested_followups": ["scanner/http/exposed_mcp_sse_server_detect"],
},
},
}
def run(self):
findings = scan_mcp_auth_surface(self.http_request)
if not findings:
return False
critical = [f for f in findings if f.get("severity") == "critical"]
self.set_info(
severity="critical" if critical else "high",
reason=f"MCP auth abuse surface ({len(findings)} hit(s))",
path=findings[0].get("path") or "/sse",
findings=findings[:10],
)
return True
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