List all email accounts for a cPanel user
AI agents call cpanel_email_list to retrieve information from ItchWHMMCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns existing email account data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward informational read that has no capability to alter system state or cause damage. The low severity reflects minimal risk even if misused—viewing email account metadata poses no significant threat.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'cpanel_email_list' and description 'List all email accounts for a cPanel user' indicate a pure retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List all email accounts for a cPanel user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the ItchWHMMCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the ItchWHM MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cpanel_email_list: 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 ItchWHMMCP. Nothing to install.
cpanel_email_list 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 cpanel_email_list 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 cpanel_email_list. 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.
cpanel_email_list is provided by the ItchWHM MCP server (manofsadness/itchwhmmcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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