Submit a new vulnerability report to a HackerOne program. Returns the new report ID and URL. Use get_program_scope and get_program_weaknesses first to get the right scope/weakness IDs.
AI agents use submit_report to create or update resources in HackerOne MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your HackerOne MCP Server environment.
This tool creates new data (a vulnerability report) in the HackerOne system, which is a Write operation. It does not execute arbitrary code or cause financial impact directly, nor does it delete data.
From the tool's definition Tool 'submit_report' creates a new vulnerability report; description states 'Submit a new vulnerability report' and 'Returns the new report ID and URL', indicating irreversible creation of new data that modifies HackerOne program state.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access submit_report gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and HackerOne MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for submit_report:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"submit_report": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "submit_report_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}submit_report stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Submit a new vulnerability report to a HackerOne program. Returns the new report ID and URL. Use get_program_scope and get_program_weaknesses first to get the right scope/weakness IDs. It is categorised as a Write tool in the HackerOne MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the HackerOne MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for submit_report: 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 HackerOne MCP Server. Nothing to install.
submit_report is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the submit_report 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 submit_report. 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.
submit_report is provided by the HackerOne MCP Server MCP server (sicks3c/hackerone-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 16 HackerOne MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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16 HackerOne MCP Server tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.