High-risk tools in ZAP MCP Server
5 of the 9 tools in ZAP MCP Server are classified as high risk. This page profiles those tools specifically, with recommended policy actions and the attack patterns that target them.
Every operation listed below is an action PolicyLayer recommends controlling at the transport layer. Open any tool to see the full profile, risk score, and YAML policy snippet.
Tools at high risk
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start_active_scanExecuteStart an active security scan on a target URL (asynchronous)
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start_ajax_scanExecuteStart an AJAX spider scan on a target URL (asynchronous)
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start_complete_scanExecuteStart a complete security scan including AJAX, spider, and active scanning (asynchronous)
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start_heartbeatExecuteStart heartbeat mechanism to prevent MCP server timeouts
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start_passive_scanExecuteStart a passive security scan on a target URL (asynchronous)
Attacks that target this class
High-risk tools in any server share these documented attack patterns. Each links to the full case and the defensive policy.