Grades are a hygiene check, not a security guarantee.

MCP, MCP server

Cn Scraper Mcp

Cn Scraper Mcp, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.

Compatibility: Not stated.

Grade C

One Medium finding. Read the report before installing.

Graded by PlugVetRubric v2

Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.

PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

Why this grade

  • PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED Medium

    Runs shell commands that the manifest or description does not mention.

    scripts/mcp_smoke_test.py, line 135 proc = subprocess.Popen(

Any High, or two or more Medium findings, give D. One Medium gives C. Low findings or a security Note give B. Each code names a finding behind the letter.

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What was checked

Plain notes from the hygiene checks.

  • Permissions

    Concern

    requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution.

    PERMISSION_SHELL_UNDECLARED

    scripts/mcp_smoke_test.py, line 135

    proc = subprocess.Popen(

    scripts/release.py, line 90

    result = subprocess.run(

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/diagnostics.py, line 91

    completed = subprocess.run(

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    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 28

    launch_chrome() and launch_obscura() return the subprocess.Popen

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 258

    _managed_processes: dict[int, subprocess.Popen] = {}

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 266

    def _register_process(port: int, proc: subprocess.Popen) -> None:

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 428

    ) -> subprocess.Popen | None:

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 438

    subprocess.Popen handle on success, or None if Chrome didn't

  • Install and update

    Pass

    No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.

  • Network

    Concern

    can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address.

    NETWORK_NO_FIXED_HOST

    scripts/platform_health.py, line 621

    resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=probe["timeout"])

    scripts/platform_health.py, line 747

    resp = urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=2)

    scripts/release.py, line 348

    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=15) as response:

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    src/cn_scraper_mcp/http.py, line 329

    resp = urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=self.timeout)

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 73

    resp = urllib.request.urlopen(u, timeout=5)

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 287

    urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/json/version", timeout=1)

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/cdp.py, line 417

    urllib.request.urlopen(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/json/version", timeout=2)

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/xiaohongshu.py, line 5

    - Guest curl → ~9KB shell titled "你访问的页面不见了", empty __INITIAL_STATE__

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/engines/zhihu.py, line 32

    - Guest: curl with mobile UA (limited results, no logged-in content)

  • Secrets

    Concern

    reads a credential or environment file.

    SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/__init__.py, line 7

    # ── auto-load .env if python-dotenv is installed ──────────

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/__init__.py, line 10

    """Try to load .env file from project root (optional dependency)."""

    src/cn_scraper_mcp/__init__.py, line 16

    # Look for .env in: project root (dev install) or cwd

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    src/cn_scraper_mcp/__init__.py, line 18

    candidates = [root / ".env", Path.cwd() / ".env"]

    .dockerignore, line 35

    # Environment

    .dockerignore, line 36

    .env

    .env.example, line 2

    # Copy this to .env and fill in your paths.

    .env.example, line 3

    # .env is gitignored - never committed.

  • Agent instructions

    Pass

    No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.

  • Obfuscation

    Pass

    No encoded or minified payload found.

  • Licence

    Pass

    A licence file is present (LICENSE).

  • Maintainer activity

    Pass

    The latest commit is within the last 365 days.

Note

Hygiene check of commit f878f78f844e. requests shell access. No manifest field names shell or command execution. can reach a host that is not written as a fixed address. reads a credential or environment file.

Date and source

Date checked:

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github.com

Commit graded: f878f78f844ea55b48bdc39166ce96a07c7b8939

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