elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal_CVE-2026-7318

5.1 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-7318

Source VulDB

Published Apr 28, 2026 at 20:45

Affected Product

Vendor elie

Product mcp-project

Version 0.1.0

Affected Versions elie mcp-project 0.1.0

CWE Classification

CWE-22

References

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