The Vulnerable MCP Project

A comprehensive database of Model Context Protocol (MCP) vulnerabilities, security research, and exploits.

Live site: https://vulnerablemcp.info

Quick Start

npm install          # Install dependencies
npm run build        # Build the site to dist/
npm run dev          # Build + start local dev server on port 3000

Adding a New Vulnerability

1. Open data/vulnerabilities.json
2. Add a new entry following the v2 schema:

{
  "id": "your-vulnerability-slug",
  "title": "Vulnerability Title",
  "alternativeNames": ["Other Name"],
  "severity": "critical",
  "category": "prompt-injection",
  "impactScore": 8,
  "exploitability": "easy",
  "affectedComponents": ["server"],
  "prevalence": "emerging",
  "reportedBy": "Researcher or Organization",
  "date": "2025-07-01",
  "tags": ["prompt-injection", "data-exfiltration"],
  "ciscoObjectives": ["goal-hijacking"],
  "url": "https://example.com/vulnerability-writeup",
  "cveIds": ["CVE-2025-12345"],
  "description": "Brief summary of the vulnerability.",
  "who": "Who is affected and who discovered it.",
  "where": "Where the vulnerability exists.",
  "when": "When it was discovered.",
  "how": "How the attack works.",
  "impact": "What damage can result.",
  "mitigation": "Recommended defenses.",
  "references": [
    { "title": "Original Research", "url": "https://example.com/writeup" }
  ]
}

3. Run npm run validate to check your entry against the taxonomy
4. Run npm run build to preview locally
5. Submit a pull request -- the site auto-deploys on merge to main

All categorical fields (severity, category, tags, exploitability, affectedComponents, prevalence, ciscoObjectives) are validated against data/taxonomy.json.

Project Structure

vulnerablemcp/
├── data/
│   ├── vulnerabilities.json      # Vulnerability database (edit this!)
│   └── taxonomy.json             # Controlled vocabularies for categories, tags, etc.
├── src/templates/
│   ├── partials/                  # Shared HTML partials (head, header, footer)
│   └── pages/                    # Page templates (index, about, stats, taxonomy, etc.)
├── assets/
│   ├── css/style.css             # Shared stylesheet
│   ├── js/main.js                # Client-side JavaScript (search, filters, theme)
│   └── images/                   # Diagrams and images (ETDI, architecture)
├── scripts/
│   ├── validate.js               # JSON schema + taxonomy validation
│   └── check-links.js            # URL liveness + consistency checker
├── build.js                      # Build script (EJS + data -> static HTML)
├── server.js                     # Local dev server (serves dist/)
├── .github/workflows/
│   └── deploy.yml                # Auto-deploy to GitHub Pages on push to main
└── dist/                         # Built output (git-ignored)

How It Works

1. Data lives in data/vulnerabilities.json (structured, validated JSON)
2. Taxonomy in data/taxonomy.json defines all valid categories, tags, and controlled vocabularies
3. Content sources in src/content/ (security.html, etdi-security.html) provide rich page content extracted during build
4. Templates use EJS with shared partials for consistent layout
5. Build (node build.js) renders templates + data into static HTML in dist/
6. Deploy happens automatically via GitHub Actions on push to main

Scripts

Command	Description
npm run build	Build the site to dist/
npm run validate	Validate data/vulnerabilities.json against taxonomy
npm run check-links	Check all URLs for liveness and run consistency checks
npm run dev	Build + start local server on port 3000

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details. You can:

• Report vulnerabilities via the web form or GitHub Issues
• Add vulnerabilities by editing data/vulnerabilities.json and submitting a PR
• Improve the site by editing templates in src/templates/

License

All rights reserved. See repository for details.

Author

Vineeth Sai - GitHub - LinkedIn