Intel

AIKIDO-2025-10945

@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server is vulnerable to Improper Access Control

Improper Access Control Pre-CVE
Found by Aikido Intel before public disclosure or CVE publication.
Published Dec 15, 2025

80

High Risk

This Affects:

JS@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server
0.1.0 - 1.0.6
Fixed in 1.0.7
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TL;DR

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Insecure Default Network Binding Allowing External Access, where the MCP HTTP server was configured to listen on all network interfaces by default, making it accessible from external networks. An attacker could exploit this by remotely connecting to the server if the port is exposed, potentially executing arbitrary Playwright scripts, accessing sensitive data, or compromising the host system, especially in environments where the server is running on a network-accessible machine without proper firewall rules.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

@executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server is vulnerable to Improper Access Control in versions 0.1.0 - 1.0.6.

How to fix this

Upgrade the @executeautomation/playwright-mcp-server library to the patch version.