Search for findings using a text query with pagination support
AI agents call search_findings to retrieve information from DefectDojo MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves or queries data from DefectDojo's findings database based on text search criteria. It has no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The pagination support further confirms this is a read-only retrieval mechanism.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_findings' and description 'Search for findings using a text query with pagination support' indicate a query/search operation with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access search_findings gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and DefectDojo MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for search_findings:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"search_findings": {}
}
}search_findings is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Search for findings using a text query with pagination support. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DefectDojo MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DefectDojo MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_findings: 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 DefectDojo MCP Server. Nothing to install.
search_findings 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 search_findings 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 search_findings. 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.
search_findings is provided by the DefectDojo MCP Server MCP server (jamiesonio/defectdojo-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from DefectDojo MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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