wordpress_get_failed_logins
AI agents call wordpress_get_failed_logins to retrieve information from WordPress MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves or queries failed login data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. This is a read-only access pattern. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—failed login information is typically security-relevant but not sensitive enough to warrant higher severity when merely accessed.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'wordpress_get_failed_logins' indicates retrieval of historical login failure records; empty description limits full certainty but the verb 'get' strongly suggests a query operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
wordpress_get_failed_logins. It is categorised as a Read tool in the WordPress MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the WordPress MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for wordpress_get_failed_logins: 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 WordPress MCP Server. Nothing to install.
wordpress_get_failed_logins 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 wordpress_get_failed_logins 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 wordpress_get_failed_logins. 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.
wordpress_get_failed_logins is provided by the WordPress MCP Server MCP server (tonypepperwidow123-blip/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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