CVE-2025-10193: Neo4j Cypher MCP server is vulnerable to DNS rebinding
Impact DNS rebinding vulnerability in Neo4j Cypher MCP server allows malicious websites to bypass Same-Origin Policy protections and execute unauthorised tool invocations against locally running Neo4j MCP instances. The attack relies on the user being enticed to visit a malicious website and spend sufficient time there for DNS rebinding to succeed.
Published Sep 11, 2025
Affected packages
mcp-neo4j-cypher
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Affected
- >= 0.2.2, < 0.4.0
- Fixed in
- 0.4.0
- Check
pip show mcp-neo4j-cypher
Advisory details
From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).
Impact
DNS rebinding vulnerability in Neo4j Cypher MCP server allows malicious websites to bypass Same-Origin Policy protections and execute unauthorised tool invocations against locally running Neo4j MCP instances. The attack relies on the user being enticed to visit a malicious website and spend sufficient time there for DNS rebinding to succeed.
Patches
CORS Middleware added to Cypher MCP server v0.4.0 that blocks all web-based access by default.
Workarounds
If you cannot upgrade to v0.4.0 and above, use stdio mode.
References
Vendor Advisory https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10193
Credits We want to publicly recognize the contribution of Evan Harris from mcpsec.dev for reporting this issue and following the responsible disclosure policy.
Credited to eharris128.
References
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j/security/advisories/GHSA-vcqx-v2mg-7chx
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-10193
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j/pull/165
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j/commit/5b9fbdda6401668d7aa006daf7e644805c067c15
- https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j/releases/tag/mcp-neo4j-cypher-v0.4.0
- https://neo4j.com/security/cve-2025-10193
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcqx-v2mg-7chx
How this page is made: the data panel comes from the GitHub Advisory Database, CISA’s KEV catalog, the NVD and FIRST EPSS, and updates twice a day. No analysis has been written for this entry yet. Methodology
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