MCP Security Lab (ibrahimsaleem/mcp-security-lab) is an MCP server listed on the M8ven Trust Index. It scores 85 out of 100, grade B. It declares 14 tools. The publisher has proved control of what we score (Verified Publisher). It is connected through the M8ven GitHub App, so the listing is re-checked on every push.

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MCP Security Lab

Enables hands-on exploration of common MCP security vulnerabilities through locally runnable vulnerable and fixed servers with accompanying exploits and a dashboard.

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Caution. Specific findings reduced this grade. They are listed on the page. Grades reflect the full trust pyramid: code, verification depth, and reputation. New projects cap at C until adoption is earned.

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gmail.com (@ibrahimsaleem) · Verified Publisher

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The grade above is for the source repository. Registries can serve a different version, so we mark the ones we were not able to read.

// key findings
⚠️
Tool descriptions don’t match what handlers do
2 tools describe read intent but their handlers mutate — run_diagnostics (line 41: result = subprocess.run(); run_diagnostics (line 24: result = subprocess.run()
✅
No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation
Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.
🔐
You'll be asked for 2 credentials: OPENAI_API_KEY, GEMINI_API_KEY
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
Are you the publisher? Confirm or correct these findings.
// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretOPENAI_API_KEYan OpenAI or Gemini key — either set / GEMINI_API_KEY in
🔐 secretGEMINI_API_KEYan OpenAI or Gemini key — either set OPENAI_API_KEY / in
// quality suggestions

Tool annotations

No tools have read-only/destructive annotations

Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.

All four hints declared on every tool

14/14 tools missing one or more hints — run_diagnostics (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); search_docs (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_system_status (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +11 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.

For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.

Descriptions match behaviour

2 tools describe read intent but their handlers mutate — run_diagnostics (line 41: result = subprocess.run(); run_diagnostics (line 24: result = subprocess.run()

Rename the tool, rewrite the description, or move the side-effect into a separate clearly-named tool.

License file

No license file

Add a LICENSE file (MIT, Apache-2.0, etc.).

Tests exist

No test files found

Add tests that exercise each declared tool.

Tool description accuracy

run_diagnostics: description implies read-only but handler writes/deletes/executes; run_diagnostics: description implies read-only but handler writes/deletes/executes

Update tool descriptions to accurately reflect all capabilities — especially write, delete, or execute operations.

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