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Security scan finds API token leaks in open-source finance MCP servers

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A security scan of open-source finance MCP servers revealed four common patterns of API token leakage. The scanner, correctover-scan v1.7.2, analyzed seven JavaScript/TypeScript finance MCP servers, finding that two published npm packages contained these vulnerabilities. The identified issues include tokens being sent over plaintext HTTP, hardcoded credentials, and tokens being logged. These leaks expose sensitive API tokens that carry metered quotas and billing relationships. AI

IMPACT Identifies critical security flaws in AI-accessible financial data tools, potentially impacting data integrity and billing for AI applications.

RANK_REASON The item describes a security scan of existing software tools and identifies vulnerabilities, fitting the 'tool' category.

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Security scan finds API token leaks in open-source finance MCP servers

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · correctover ·

    We scanned open-source finance MCP servers — here are the four ways API tokens leak

    <p>In 2026, financial data terminals started shipping MCP interfaces. Data vendors and open-source wrappers now expose market data, fundamentals, and fund flows as MCP tools that any AI client — Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot — can call.</p> <p>That is convenient. It also means eve…

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