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WebSearch-MCP

A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to perform real-time web searches, retrieving up-to-date information from the internet via a Crawler API.

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Source: modelscope · also listed on mcp.so

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// key findings
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Secret credentials may flow to a network call
1 flow detected: API_URL. We can’t prove the destination matches the brand the credential belongs to.
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 15 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
// known CVEs in dependencies15 high4 medium11 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.7.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.7.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highaxios@1.6.7GHSA-35jp-ww65-95wh

axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`

highaxios@1.6.7GHSA-3g43-6gmg-66jw

axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge

highaxios@1.6.7GHSA-43fc-jf86-j433

Axios is Vulnerable to Denial of Service via __proto__ Key in mergeConfig

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// 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.
configAPI_URLThe URL of the WebSearch Crawler API (default: http://localhost:3001)
configMAX_SEARCH_RESULTMaximum number of search results to return when not specified in the request (default: 5)
// 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

1/1 tools missing one or more hints — web_search (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint). 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.

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.

Shell command execution

1 child_process/subprocess call in production code — runs shell commands (src/test-client.ts:21)

Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.

Secrets stay with their owner

1 secret/sensitive value flow into network calls (API_URL → dynamic)

Audit where credentials are sent. A NOTION_TOKEN should only reach api.notion.com — never a third-party host.

Secrets never reach shell commands

1 secret value passed to shell commands — possible command injection

Never pass secrets through shell commands. Use library APIs that accept credentials as arguments.

Secrets not logged

2 secret values sent to console.log

Redact or omit secret values from log output.

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 15 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.7.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.7.0 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

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