AI agents call phishfort_list_webhooks to retrieve information from Phishfort without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and enumerates existing webhook configurations without modifying, deleting, or executing any action. Listing webhooks is a non-destructive information retrieval operation. The severity is low because reading webhook metadata presents minimal risk—it does not trigger external actions or modify system state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'phishfort_list_webhooks' and description 'List configured webhook subscriptions' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'list' is a classic read-only query pattern.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List configured webhook subscriptions. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Phishfort MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Phishfort MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for phishfort_list_webhooks: 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 Phishfort. Nothing to install.
phishfort_list_webhooks 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 phishfort_list_webhooks 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 phishfort_list_webhooks. 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.
phishfort_list_webhooks is provided by the Phishfort MCP server (mychaelconnolly/phishfort-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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