show_statistics
AI agents call show_statistics to retrieve information from Fabric Dw Mcp Cli without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
'show_statistics' most naturally maps to Read category as it retrieves statistical information without side effects. Severity is medium because statistics queries on a data warehouse could expose sensitive schema, performance, or data distribution information that an attacker might leverage for follow-up attacks, but the operation itself is non-destructive and non-financial.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'show_statistics' on a Data Warehouse administration server. The name and context strongly suggest querying statistical metadata about tables, indexes, or query performance—a read-only operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
show_statistics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for show_statistics: 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 Fabric Dw Mcp Cli. Nothing to install.
show_statistics 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 show_statistics 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 show_statistics. 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.
show_statistics is provided by the Fabric Dw Mcp Cli MCP server (sdebruyn/fabric-dw-mcp-cli). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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