AI agents call pfsense_get_user to retrieve information from Pfsense without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a read-only operation that queries user data from the pfSense API. While the server overall provides extensive firewall control capabilities, this specific tool only retrieves existing user information. The severity is low because reading user data has limited blast radius for accidental misuse by an AI agent, though in a privileged firewall context, user enumeration could inform further attacks.
From the tool's definition Tool name uses 'get' verb and description indicates GET /api/v2/user endpoint, which retrieves user information without modification. No side effects or state changes.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
GET /api/v2/user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Pfsense MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Pfsense MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for pfsense_get_user: 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 Pfsense. Nothing to install.
pfsense_get_user 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 pfsense_get_user 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 pfsense_get_user. 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.
pfsense_get_user is provided by the Pfsense MCP server (abl030/pfsense-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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