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brightspace-mcp-server@5.1.41

CAUTION· not started

Publisher claims: "MCP server for Brightspace (D2L). Check grades, due dates, assignments, announcements, syllabus, rosters and more via Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf, or any MCP client." Observed in sandbox: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Registry npm (MCP server)Publisher rohanmuppa · publishing for 267 daysInstalls 24,202Last detonated 8d ago
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Coverage

Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed.
Tested
install scripts, with decoy credentials in place · second launch with the clock 45 days ahead · the dependency install step · every file read, file written and host contacted by what ran
Not tested
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

What this means for the label: Caution here covers what ran. The server's tools were not exercised with a real credential, so nothing about their behavior is asserted; the credential summary below says what to do with that.

Before you give it your token

Code inventory arrives with this version's next honeypot run.
It will ask for
unknown until the next run
Where it talks to
unknown until the next run
What the honeypot saw
no credential files read · no network
What we could not test
server startup · the tool list · tool behavior

Not enough was observed to say yet. Not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed. This version's code has not been inventoried for credentials and hosts either; both arrive with its next honeypot run (popular servers first). `vet-skills try brightspace-mcp-server` runs it now and prints the full answer.

Never paste a credential into a chat, a ticket or a report, including ours. How the guard holds it.

Is [email protected] safe to install?

KillerSkills ran it in the KillerSkills honeypot sandbox (3 scenarios; not started: dependency install failed; the server itself was not observed) on 2026-11-06 and scored it 70/100 (Caution). It is not known to be malicious, but it has behaviour or code a security policy should decide on before install. Notable findings: Access to sensitive file paths; Access to sensitive file paths; Access to sensitive file paths. Summary: no network, touches nothing outside the project, writes no memory.

Behavior trace

Honeypot run · 1 s · 3 scenarios · 0 deviations
t+CategoryObserved action
0.1sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4
0.8sprocessdependency install exit 1
0.9sprocessexec /usr/bin/date
0.9sprocessexec /usr/bin/timeout
0.9sclaimedno tools/list reply (exit 0)
0.9sprocessscript backend runs setup only
1.0sprocesssecond launch, clock +45 days, CI unset
1.0sprocessexec /usr/bin/faketime
1.0sprocessexited 1: Node.js v22.23.4

Static findings

HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/tools/sign-in.js:13 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesconst ENV_CREDENTIAL = "Nothing to do. This server authenticates with a credential from its configuration (D2L_ACCESS_TOKEN or D2L_SESSION_COOKIE), not with a sign-in it can start. If Brightspace is rFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/runtime-relay.js:214 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files// runtime idled out. The settings it needs, .env included, are already inFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:899 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processesconst kill = (signal) => {Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/utils/self-update.js:85 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesenv: { ...env, [REEXEC_SENTINEL]: "1" },Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/tools/sign-out.js:55 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesreturn text("Nothing was signed out. This server uses a credential from its configuration (D2L_ACCESS_TOKEN or D2L_SESSION_COOKIE, set in your AI app's client configuration or a .env file), and sign_oFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/auth/sso-flow.js:80 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system filesreturn new SunySSOFlow({ ...credentials, campus: config.campus });Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialsbuild/auth/mun-sso.js:89 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineering// Never type the password into anything but MUN's own login server.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
CRITICAL
Prompting user to enter sensitive credentialsbuild/utils/commands.js:65 · Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials — social engineering* The person's last setup step: enter the password, approve sign-in. AlwaysFix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST03
HIGH
Access to sensitive file pathsbuild/utils/config.js:134 · Access to sensitive file paths — SSH keys, AWS credentials, env files, or system files// and is deliberately weaker (see .env.example) so it is never the default.Fix: Stop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:14 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest auth` and hands back that process'sFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:22 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const LOGOUT_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest auth --logout`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File type combined with upload actionbuild/setup.js:475 · File type combined with upload action — agent may exfiltrate local data filesconsole.log(yellow(" Could not remove the saved authenticator key. Delete the brightspace-mcp-server entries from your computer's password store."));Fix: Remove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
AST07
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* Every npx command here is pinned to @latest deliberately. Invoking npx withFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/tools/sign-out.js:22 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeconst UNEXPECTED_FAILURE = "Could not clear the saved session because of an unexpected error. Nothing more was changed; try again, or run `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest auth --logout` in a termFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:51 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codereturn false; // npx just fetched thisFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/setup/prepare.js:235 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codesteps.push(fail("app", "No supported AI app found — register `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest` in your app by hand", false));Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
File permission modification commandbuild/utils/atomic-write.js:41 · File permission modification command — agent changes file ownership/permissions// open's mode is subject to the umask; chmod is not.Fix: Request the narrowest permission that works; replace wildcards with the exact paths or hosts.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:20 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const AUTH_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest auth`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:6 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code* The MCP server is launched as `npx -y brightspace-mcp-server@latest`, so itFix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/self-update.js:93 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted code// If npx itself cannot start, run the stale copy rather than failing.Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:21 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes* a number off the screen. A shorter parent budget would kill the child in theFix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05
MEDIUM
npx invocation of non-well-known packagebuild/utils/commands.js:24 · npx invocation of non-well-known package — may execute untrusted codeexport const SETUP_COMMAND = `npx -y ${PACKAGE_NAME}@latest setup`;Fix: Pin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
AST06
MEDIUM
Process kill commandbuild/auth/auth-runner.js:895 · Process kill command — agent can terminate processes/** watchAttention is armed once per child; a second timer could kill a live sign-in. */Fix: Build commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
AST05

Cost to the agent

Instructions loaded
≈84 tok
1 file · 81 in bundle
Tool list per prompt
≈0 tok
0 tools · 0 per tool
Handshake
no reply
launch to tools/list, stdio
Undocumented tools
0
description under 20 chars · avg 0

Tokens estimated at four characters each. The tool list is re-read by the agent on every turn, so it is the number to compare between servers that do the same job: ranked across the index.

Known vulnerabilities

No advisories in OSV for brightspace-mcp-server@5.1.41 as of 8d ago. This is the package itself, not its dependencies.

What would make this Verified

10 points to 80 · weights: behavior 45%, static 25%, prompt 15%, publisher 15%
  1. Prompting user to enter sensitive credentials≈ +9 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  2. Unclaimed publisher≈ +8 on the totalClaim rohanmuppa: a verified publisher gets +50 on publisher trust. It is free and usually instant with GitHub sign-in.
  3. Access to sensitive file paths≈ +4 on the totalStop enumerating or reading credential locations; take secrets from a declared environment variable the user sets on purpose.
  4. Process kill command≈ +2 on the totalBuild commands from fixed arguments; do not interpolate untrusted strings into a shell.
  5. npx invocation of non-well-known package≈ +2 on the totalPin versions and sources; vendor anything fetched at install time.
  6. File type combined with upload action≈ +2 on the totalRemove the call, or declare the host in frontmatter and explain in the README what is sent and why.
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