Submit #802080: duartium papers-mcp-server 0.1.0 Path Traversalinfo

Titelduartium papers-mcp-server 0.1.0 Path Traversal
BeschreibungThe search_papers() MCP tool uses the caller-controlled topic string to derive a directory name under papers/, but it only lowercases the string and replaces spaces with underscores. Traversal sequences and path separators survive unchanged. The server then creates the directory and writes papers_info.json inside it. A topic such as ../../../../tmp/papers_poc therefore escapes the intended papers/ workspace and creates or overwrites /tmp/papers_poc/papers_info.json.
Quelle⚠️ https://github.com/duartium/papers-mcp-server/issues/1
Benutzer SmallW (UID 97245)
Einreichung10.04.2026 14:41 (vor 2 Monaten)
Moderieren27.04.2026 16:02 (17 days later)
StatusAkzeptiert
VulDB Eintrag359805 [duartium papers-mcp-server 9ceb3812a6458ba7922ca24a7406f8807bc55598 src/main.py search_papers topic Directory Traversal]
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