🔒 feat: Sanitize Placeholders in User-provided MCP Server Config (#11486)

* 🔒 feat: Sanitize Placeholders in User-provider MCP Server Config Headers

* Implemented sanitization for dangerous credential placeholders in headers to prevent credential exfiltration when MCP servers are shared.
* Added tests to verify that dangerous placeholders are stripped from headers during both add and update operations, while safe placeholders are preserved.
* Refactored ServerConfigsDB to include a new sanitizeCredentialPlaceholders function for header processing.

* ci: tests for preserving credential placeholders in YAML configs

* Introduced new tests to ensure that LIBRECHAT_OPENID and LIBRECHAT_USER placeholders are preserved in admin configuration headers when added to the cache.
* Validated that the expected placeholders remain intact during retrieval, enhancing the integrity of configuration management.
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@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
import mongoose from 'mongoose';
import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server';
import {
AccessRoleIds,
PermissionBits,
PrincipalType,
PrincipalModel,
ResourceType,
AccessRoleIds,
PrincipalType,
PermissionBits,
PrincipalModel,
} from 'librechat-data-provider';
import type { ParsedServerConfig } from '~/mcp/types';
// Types for dynamically imported modules
type ServerConfigsDBType = import('../db/ServerConfigsDB').ServerConfigsDB;
type CreateMethodsType = typeof import('@librechat/data-schemas').createMethods;
type CreateModelsType = typeof import('@librechat/data-schemas').createModels;
@ -505,12 +504,196 @@ describe('ServerConfigsDB', () => {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
// Should have headers with custom header name
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-My-Api-Key']).toBe('{{MCP_API_KEY}}');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.Authorization).toBeUndefined();
});
});
describe('credential placeholder sanitization', () => {
it('should strip LIBRECHAT_OPENID placeholders from headers on add()', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Malicious Server',
headers: {
'X-Stolen-Token': '{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}',
'X-Safe-Header': 'safe-value',
'X-Mixed': 'prefix-{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ID_TOKEN}}-suffix',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
// Dangerous placeholders should be stripped
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Stolen-Token']).toBe('');
// Safe headers should be preserved
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Safe-Header']).toBe('safe-value');
// Mixed content should have only the placeholder stripped
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Mixed']).toBe('prefix--suffix');
});
it('should strip LIBRECHAT_USER placeholders from headers on add()', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'User Info Exfil Server',
headers: {
'X-Victim-Email': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}}',
'X-Victim-Id': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}',
'X-Victim-Name': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_NAME}}',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Victim-Email']).toBe('');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Victim-Id']).toBe('');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Victim-Name']).toBe('');
});
it('should preserve safe placeholders like MCP_API_KEY on add()', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Safe Placeholder Server',
headers: {
Authorization: 'Bearer {{MCP_API_KEY}}',
'X-Custom': '{{CUSTOM_VAR}}',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.Authorization).toBe('Bearer {{MCP_API_KEY}}');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Custom']).toBe('{{CUSTOM_VAR}}');
});
it('should strip dangerous placeholders from headers on update()', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Update Test Server',
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config, userId);
const maliciousUpdate: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Update Test Server',
headers: {
'X-Token': '{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}',
'X-Email': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}}',
'X-Safe': 'normal-value',
},
};
await serverConfigsDB.update(
created.serverName,
maliciousUpdate as ParsedServerConfig,
userId,
);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Token']).toBe('');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Email']).toBe('');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Safe']).toBe('normal-value');
});
it('should handle multiple dangerous placeholders in same header value', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Multi Placeholder Server',
headers: {
'X-Combined': '{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}:{{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}:{{MCP_API_KEY}}',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Combined']).toBe('::{{MCP_API_KEY}}');
});
it('should strip placeholder from Bearer token header', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Bearer Token Exfil',
headers: {
Authorization: 'Bearer {{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.Authorization).toBe('Bearer ');
});
it('should strip placeholder from Basic auth header', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Basic Auth Exfil',
headers: {
Authorization: 'Basic {{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}}:{{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.Authorization).toBe('Basic :');
});
it('should handle complex header with mixed safe and dangerous placeholders', async () => {
const config: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://example.com/mcp',
title: 'Complex Header Server',
headers: {
'X-Auth':
'key={{MCP_API_KEY}}&token={{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}&user={{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}',
'X-Info': 'app=librechat;email={{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}};version=1.0',
},
};
const created = await serverConfigsDB.add('temp-name', config as ParsedServerConfig, userId);
const retrieved = await serverConfigsDB.get(created.serverName, userId);
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Auth']).toBe('key={{MCP_API_KEY}}&token=&user=');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-Info']).toBe('app=librechat;email=;version=1.0');
});
});
describe('remove()', () => {
it('should delete server from database', async () => {
const config = createSSEConfig('Delete Test');

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@ -180,4 +180,54 @@ describe('ServerConfigsCacheInMemory Integration Tests', () => {
expect(result).toEqual(mockConfig3);
});
});
describe('credential placeholders in YAML configs', () => {
it('should preserve LIBRECHAT_OPENID placeholders (admin configs are trusted)', async () => {
const adminConfig: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://internal-service.example.com/mcp',
headers: {
Authorization: 'Bearer {{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}',
'X-User-Id': '{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_USER_ID}}',
},
updatedAt: FIXED_TIME,
};
await cache.add('internal-service', adminConfig as ParsedServerConfig);
const retrieved = await cache.get('internal-service');
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.Authorization).toBe(
'Bearer {{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_ACCESS_TOKEN}}',
);
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-User-Id']).toBe('{{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_USER_ID}}');
});
it('should preserve LIBRECHAT_USER placeholders (admin configs are trusted)', async () => {
const adminConfig: ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> } = {
type: 'sse',
url: 'https://internal-api.example.com/mcp',
headers: {
'X-User-Email': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}}',
'X-User-Name': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_NAME}}',
'X-User-Id': '{{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}',
},
updatedAt: FIXED_TIME,
};
await cache.add('internal-api', adminConfig as ParsedServerConfig);
const retrieved = await cache.get('internal-api');
const retrievedWithHeaders = retrieved as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-User-Email']).toBe('{{LIBRECHAT_USER_EMAIL}}');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-User-Name']).toBe('{{LIBRECHAT_USER_NAME}}');
expect(retrievedWithHeaders?.headers?.['X-User-Id']).toBe('{{LIBRECHAT_USER_ID}}');
});
});
});

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@ -1,21 +1,52 @@
import { Types } from 'mongoose';
import {
AccessRoleIds,
PermissionBits,
PrincipalType,
ResourceType,
AccessRoleIds,
PrincipalType,
PermissionBits,
} from 'librechat-data-provider';
import {
AllMethods,
MCPServerDocument,
createMethods,
logger,
encryptV2,
decryptV2,
} from '@librechat/data-schemas';
import { logger, encryptV2, decryptV2, createMethods } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
import type { AllMethods, MCPServerDocument } from '@librechat/data-schemas';
import type { IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface } from '~/mcp/registry/ServerConfigsRepositoryInterface';
import { AccessControlService } from '~/acl/accessControlService';
import type { ParsedServerConfig, AddServerResult } from '~/mcp/types';
import { AccessControlService } from '~/acl/accessControlService';
/**
* Regex patterns for credential placeholders that should not be allowed in user-provided headers.
* These placeholders would substitute the CALLING user's credentials, creating a security risk
* when MCP servers are shared between users (credential exfiltration).
*
* Safe placeholders like {{MCP_API_KEY}} are allowed as they resolve from the user's own plugin auth.
*/
const DANGEROUS_CREDENTIAL_PATTERNS = [
/\{\{LIBRECHAT_OPENID_[^}]+\}\}/g,
/\{\{LIBRECHAT_USER_[^}]+\}\}/g,
];
/**
* Sanitizes headers by removing dangerous credential placeholders.
* This prevents credential exfiltration when MCP servers are shared between users.
*
* @param headers - The headers object to sanitize
* @returns Sanitized headers with dangerous placeholders removed
*/
function sanitizeCredentialPlaceholders(
headers?: Record<string, string>,
): Record<string, string> | undefined {
if (!headers) {
return headers;
}
const sanitized: Record<string, string> = {};
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(headers)) {
let sanitizedValue = value;
for (const pattern of DANGEROUS_CREDENTIAL_PATTERNS) {
sanitizedValue = sanitizedValue.replace(pattern, '');
}
sanitized[key] = sanitizedValue;
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* DB backed config storage
@ -46,13 +77,13 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
let accessibleAgentIds: Types.ObjectId[];
if (!userId) {
// Get publicly accessible agents
/** Publicly accessible agents */
accessibleAgentIds = await this._aclService.findPubliclyAccessibleResources({
resourceType: ResourceType.AGENT,
requiredPermissions: PermissionBits.VIEW,
});
} else {
// Get user-accessible agents
/** User-accessible agents */
accessibleAgentIds = await this._aclService.findAccessibleResources({
userId,
requiredPermissions: PermissionBits.VIEW,
@ -64,7 +95,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
return false;
}
// Check if any accessible agent has this MCP server
const Agent = this._mongoose.model('Agent');
const exists = await Agent.exists({
_id: { $in: accessibleAgentIds },
@ -95,9 +125,17 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
'[ServerConfigsDB.add] User ID is required to create a database-stored MCP server.',
);
}
// Transform user-provided API key config (adds customUserVars and headers)
const transformedConfig = this.transformUserApiKeyConfig(config);
// Encrypt sensitive fields before storing in database
const sanitizedConfig = {
...config,
headers: sanitizeCredentialPlaceholders(
(config as ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> }).headers,
),
} as ParsedServerConfig;
/** Transformed user-provided API key config (adds customUserVars and headers) */
const transformedConfig = this.transformUserApiKeyConfig(sanitizedConfig);
/** Encrypted config before storing in database */
const encryptedConfig = await this.encryptConfig(transformedConfig);
const createdServer = await this._dbMethods.createMCPServer({
config: encryptedConfig,
@ -135,16 +173,20 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
}
const existingServer = await this._dbMethods.findMCPServerByServerName(serverName);
let configToSave: ParsedServerConfig = { ...config };
// Transform user-provided API key config (adds customUserVars and headers)
let configToSave: ParsedServerConfig = {
...config,
headers: sanitizeCredentialPlaceholders(
(config as ParsedServerConfig & { headers?: Record<string, string> }).headers,
),
} as ParsedServerConfig;
/** Transformed user-provided API key config (adds customUserVars and headers) */
configToSave = this.transformUserApiKeyConfig(configToSave);
// Encrypt NEW secrets only (secrets provided in this update)
// We must do this BEFORE preserving existing encrypted secrets
/** Encrypted config before storing in database */
configToSave = await this.encryptConfig(configToSave);
// Preserve existing OAuth client_secret if not provided in update (already encrypted)
if (!config.oauth?.client_secret && existingServer?.config?.oauth?.client_secret) {
configToSave = {
...configToSave,
@ -155,8 +197,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
};
}
// Preserve existing API key if not provided in update (already encrypted)
// Only preserve if both old and new configs use admin mode to avoid cross-mode key leakage
if (
config.apiKey?.source === 'admin' &&
!config.apiKey?.key &&
@ -174,7 +214,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
};
}
// specific user permissions for action permission will be handled in the controller calling the update method of the registry
await this._dbMethods.updateMCPServer(serverName, { config: configToSave });
}
@ -207,7 +246,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
const server = await this._dbMethods.findMCPServerByServerName(serverName);
if (!server) return undefined;
// Check public access if no userId
if (!userId) {
const directlyAccessibleMCPIds = (
await this._aclService.findPubliclyAccessibleResources({
@ -219,7 +257,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
return await this.mapDBServerToParsedConfig(server);
}
// Check access via publicly accessible agents
const hasAgentAccess = await this.hasAccessViaAgent(serverName);
if (hasAgentAccess) {
logger.debug(
@ -234,7 +271,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
return undefined;
}
// Check direct user access
const userHasDirectAccess = await this._aclService.checkPermission({
userId,
resourceType: ResourceType.MCPSERVER,
@ -249,7 +285,7 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
return await this.mapDBServerToParsedConfig(server);
}
// Check agent access (user can VIEW an agent that has this MCP server)
/** Check agent access (user can VIEW an agent that has this MCP server) */
const hasAgentAccess = await this.hasAccessViaAgent(serverName, userId);
if (hasAgentAccess) {
logger.debug(
@ -270,7 +306,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
* @returns record of parsed configs
*/
public async getAll(userId?: string): Promise<Record<string, ParsedServerConfig>> {
// 1. Get directly accessible MCP IDs
let directlyAccessibleMCPIds: Types.ObjectId[] = [];
if (!userId) {
logger.debug(`[ServerConfigsDB.getAll] fetching all publicly shared mcp servers`);
@ -289,18 +324,15 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
});
}
// 2. Get agent-accessible MCP server names
let agentMCPServerNames: string[] = [];
let accessibleAgentIds: Types.ObjectId[] = [];
if (!userId) {
// Get publicly accessible agents
accessibleAgentIds = await this._aclService.findPubliclyAccessibleResources({
resourceType: ResourceType.AGENT,
requiredPermissions: PermissionBits.VIEW,
});
} else {
// Get user-accessible agents
accessibleAgentIds = await this._aclService.findAccessibleResources({
userId,
requiredPermissions: PermissionBits.VIEW,
@ -309,7 +341,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
}
if (accessibleAgentIds.length > 0) {
// Efficient query: get agents with non-empty mcpServerNames
const Agent = this._mongoose.model('Agent');
const agentsWithMCP = await Agent.find(
{
@ -319,7 +350,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
{ mcpServerNames: 1 },
).lean();
// Flatten and dedupe server names
agentMCPServerNames = [
...new Set(
// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
@ -328,12 +358,10 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
];
}
// 3. Fetch directly accessible MCP servers
const directResults = await this._dbMethods.getListMCPServersByIds({
ids: directlyAccessibleMCPIds,
});
// 4. Build result with direct access servers (parallel decryption)
const parsedConfigs: Record<string, ParsedServerConfig> = {};
const directData = directResults.data || [];
const directServerNames = new Set(directData.map((s) => s.serverName));
@ -345,7 +373,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
parsedConfigs[s.serverName] = directParsed[i];
});
// 5. Fetch agent-accessible servers (excluding already direct)
const agentOnlyServerNames = agentMCPServerNames.filter((name) => !directServerNames.has(name));
if (agentOnlyServerNames.length > 0) {
@ -383,7 +410,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
dbId: (serverDBDoc._id as Types.ObjectId).toString(),
updatedAt: serverDBDoc.updatedAt?.getTime(),
};
// Decrypt sensitive fields after retrieval from database
return await this.decryptConfig(config);
}
@ -421,7 +447,7 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
},
};
// Cast to access headers property (not available on Stdio type)
/** Cast to access headers property (not available on Stdio type) */
const resultWithHeaders = result as ParsedServerConfig & {
headers?: Record<string, string>;
};
@ -446,7 +472,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
private async encryptConfig(config: ParsedServerConfig): Promise<ParsedServerConfig> {
let result = { ...config };
// Encrypt admin-provided API key
if (result.apiKey?.source === 'admin' && result.apiKey.key) {
try {
result.apiKey = {
@ -459,7 +484,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
}
}
// Encrypt OAuth client_secret
if (result.oauth?.client_secret) {
try {
result = {
@ -486,7 +510,6 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
private async decryptConfig(config: ParsedServerConfig): Promise<ParsedServerConfig> {
let result = { ...config };
// Handle API key decryption (admin-provided only)
if (result.apiKey?.source === 'admin' && result.apiKey.key) {
try {
result.apiKey = {
@ -504,9 +527,7 @@ export class ServerConfigsDB implements IServerConfigsRepositoryInterface {
}
}
// Handle OAuth client_secret decryption
if (result.oauth?.client_secret) {
// Cast oauth to type with client_secret since we've verified it exists
const oauthConfig = result.oauth as { client_secret: string } & typeof result.oauth;
try {
result = {