Description
A vulnerability was detected in elie mcp-project 0.1.0. The affected element is the function search_papers of the file research_server.py. The manipulation of the argument topic results in path traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| elie | mcp-project | 0.1.0 | — |
References
- VDB-359971 | elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-359971 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #803083 | elie mcp-project 0.1.0 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/elie/mcp-research-server/issues/1 exploit issue-tracking