admin_list_users
Listet alle WordPress-Benutzer mit Rollen und Details auf
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What admin_list_users does on WordPress MCP Server
AI agents call admin_list_users to retrieve information from WordPress MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why admin_list_users is rated Low
This tool retrieves user information from WordPress without side effects. However, the exposure of user roles and details could enable privilege escalation attacks or social engineering if an agent gains unauthorized access, warranting medium severity despite being a read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'admin_list_users' and description 'Listet alle WordPress-Benutzer mit Rollen und Details auf' (Lists all WordPress users with roles and details) indicate a query/retrieval operation with no modification or deletion.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs admin_list_users safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and WordPress MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For admin_list_users, this is the rule to start with:
admin_list_users is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect WordPress MCP Server, apply this rule, and every admin_list_users call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about admin_list_users
Listet alle WordPress-Benutzer mit Rollen und Details auf. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WordPress MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WordPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for admin_list_users: 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 WordPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.
admin_list_users 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 admin_list_users 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 admin_list_users. 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.
admin_list_users is provided by the WordPress MCP Server MCP server (c-sakel/wp-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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