List directories with password protection configured
AI agents call list_directory_privacy to retrieve information from cPanel MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool only retrieves and displays metadata about directory privacy configurations. It has no side effects, does not execute code, does not modify data, and does not delete anything. It is a straightforward informational query with minimal security risk—the information it returns would typically only be relevant to account administrators who already have legitimate access to the hosting account.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_directory_privacy' and description 'List directories with password protection configured' indicate a query/retrieval operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List directories with password protection configured. It is categorised as a Read tool in the cPanel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the cPanel MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_directory_privacy: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches cPanel MCP Server. Nothing to install.
list_directory_privacy is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the list_directory_privacy rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for list_directory_privacy. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
list_directory_privacy is provided by the cPanel MCP Server MCP server (0xhayd3n/cpanel-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
list_directory_privacy is one line of cPanel MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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