GHSA-6fg3-hvw7-2fwqHigh
Microsoft Playwright MCP Server vulnerable to DNS Rebinding Attack; Allows Attackers Access to All Server Tools
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Microsoft Playwright MCP Server versions prior to 0.0.40 fails to validate the Origin header on incoming connections. This allows an attacker to perform a DNS rebinding attack via a victim’s web browser and send unauthorized requests to a locally running MCP server, resulting in unintended invocation of MCP tool endpoints.
🎯 Affected products1
- npm/@playwright/mcp:< 0.0.40
🔗 References (7)
- https://github.com/JLLeitschuh/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-8rgw-6xp9-2fg3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9611
- https://github.com/microsoft/playwright/commit/1313fbd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/microsoft-playwright-mcp-server-dns-rebinding-via-missing-origin-header-validation
- https://github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp/issues/1206
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/report/vulnerability/VULN-164412
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fg3-hvw7-2fwq