Summary
This is a deliberately provocative educational project that demonstrates security vulnerabilities in MCP implementations by hiding code execution in unexpected places. It extracts data from Reddit discussions and LinkedIn profiles, but the real point is showing how MCP tools can obfuscate malicious behavior through steganography in images and embedded WebAssembly modules. The author built it to teach developers what to watch for when vetting MCP servers. You'd use this in a sandboxed environment to learn about MCP security risks, not for actual social media analysis. Think of it as a penetration testing demonstration rather than a production tool. Review the source carefully if you run it, which is exactly the lesson it's trying to teach.
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MCP Ethical Hacking
📚 Educational Purpose
This repository is intended for educational purposes to demonstrate the potential security risks in MCP implementations, and how to recognize and prevent security issues.
This repository contains "legitimate" tools for analyzing content from social media platforms using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It demonstrates both the capabilities and potential security implications of MCP tools.
These tools are provided for educational purposes only to demonstrate both the legitimate use cases and security considerations when developing and using MCP tools.
🛑 Disclaimer
This code is provided for educational purposes only. The authors do not endorse using these techniques for any malicious purposes. Always obtain proper authorization before analyzing content from any platform and respect their terms of service.
🔍 The "legitimate" use-cases
MCP Toolkit: Social Media Content Analysis
The MCP Toolkit provides utilities for extracting and analyzing content from:
- Reddit: Extract discussions, comments, and metadata
- LinkedIn: Profile analysis and content strategy insights
📋 Components
The toolkit includes:
- Reddit Content Extractor: Extract and analyze discussions and comments
- LinkedIn Profile Analyzer: Content strategy analysis for LinkedIn profiles
- MCP Server Implementation: Both stdio and SSE transport methods
⚙️ Installation
See Reddit Readme :: Using embedded code in a remote image
See Linkedin Readme :: Using WebAssembly module embedded in a local image
⚠️ Security Considerations
This toolkit demonstrates several important security aspects of MCP tools:
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Code Execution && Obfuscation Techniques: The repository shows how MCP tools can execute code in unexpected ways, including:
- Embedded code in images (steganography)
- WebAssembly module execution
- Remote data processing
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Data Access: Tools can access and process data beyond what might be expected:
- Network requests to third-party services
- File system access
🔒 Best Practices
When developing or using MCP tools:
- Review Code: Always review the source code of MCP tools before use (run static code analyzers as well)
- Sandbox Execution: Run MCP tools in isolated environments
- Limit Permissions: Use principle of least privilege
- Monitor Activity: Enable logging and monitor network/file system access
- Authenticate Sources: Only use tools from trusted sources
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
👨💻 Author
Uri Shamay cmpxchg16@gmail.com
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Packagehttps://github.com/cmpxchg16/mcp-ethical-hacking/releases/download/v1.4.0/server.mcpb
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UpdatedSep 16, 2025
