Get all Burp Suite security issue definitions (name, description, remediation, references).
AI agents call get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions to retrieve information from Burp Suite MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves reference data from Burp Suite's security knowledge base. It performs a read-only operation that returns informational content about vulnerability types and their remediation guidance. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions' and description 'Get all Burp Suite security issue definitions' indicate retrieval of static vulnerability definitions (name, description, remediation, references) with no modification, deletion, or execution…
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Get all Burp Suite security issue definitions (name, description, remediation, references). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Burp Suite MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Burp Suite MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions: 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 Burp Suite MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions 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 get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions 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 get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions. 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.
get_knowledge_base_issue_definitions is provided by the Burp Suite MCP Server MCP server (jayluxferro/burp-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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