No-Box Vulnerability Analysis: Description-only Detection of Indirect Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in MCP Servers
Researchers have introduced a method to identify indirect prompt injection vulnerabilities in Model Context Protocol servers without needing direct system access or dynamic interaction. This approach allows third-party auditors to analyze closed-source or remotely hosted systems by relying solely on functional descriptions. The technique addresses a gap in security auditing for commercial AI integrations where traditional diagnostic methods are often restricted or unavailable.
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- AarXiv CS.AI↗Zehua Zhang, Jie Hu, Pratham Hegde, Aditya Maheshbhai Gabani, Souradip Nath, Yibo Liu, Siyu Liu, Hongkai Chen, Hulin Wang, Zhuoer Lyu, Chang Zhu, Divij Handa, Yan Shoshitaishvili, Tiffany Bao, Ruoyu Wang, Adam Doupe4d ago