CVE-2026-7318
elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversal
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Apr 28, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 28, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 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 | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 4.6 Medium | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Path Traversal
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
mcp-projectelie |
|
References
- VDB-359971 | elie mcp-project research_server.py search_papers path traversalvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-359971 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #803083 | elie mcp-project 0.1.0 Path Traversalthird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/elie/mcp-research-server/issues/1exploitissue-tracking
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