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gelse/joplin-mcp

An MCP server to access a Joplin server

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 2 critical, 4 high
Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.
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You'll be asked for 2 credentials: JOPLIN_API_TOKEN, JOPLIN_PASSWORD
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
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// known CVEs in dependencies2 critical4 high26 low

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

criticalvitest@2.0.0GHSA-5xrq-8626-4rwp

When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed

criticalvitest@2.0.0GHSA-9crc-q9x8-hgqq

Vitest allows Remote Code Execution when accessing a malicious website while Vitest API server is listening

high@hono/node-server@1.19.0GHSA-wc8c-qw6v-h7f6

@hono/node-server has authorization bypass for protected static paths via encoded slashes in Serve Static Middleware

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

highhono@4.12.0GHSA-88fw-hqm2-52qc

hono: CORS Middleware reflects any Origin with credentials when `origin` defaults to the wildcard

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// environment variables
To run this server yourself, you supply these values. They go in your own MCP client configuration and stay on your machine. The secret label means the value is sensitive, not that the server mishandles it.
🔐 secretJOPLIN_API_TOKENJoplin Data API token (auto-extracted when unset)
configJOPLIN_CORE_URLNote: is no longer an operator-facing variable — the entrypoint sets it internally to http://127.0.0.1:<JOPLIN_DATA_API_PORT> (default 41184).
configJOPLIN_DATA_API_PORTInternal Data API listen port (rarely changed)
🔐 secretJOPLIN_PASSWORDJoplin Server password
configJOPLIN_SERVER_URLJoplin Server URL (e.g., https://joplin.example.com/)
configJOPLIN_USERNAMEJoplin Server username/email
configLOG_LEVELLog level: debug, info, warn, error, silent
configMCP_PORT1. Rename → MCP_HOST_PORT in your .env file (if set)
configSYNC_INTERVAL_SECONDSPeriodic sync interval in seconds
// quality suggestions

Production dependencies are patched

0 critical, 4 high severity in production deps — @hono/node-server@1.19.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.0.0 (high)

Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.

Dev dependencies

2 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)

Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.

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verified: 9/2/2026, 8:01:24 PM
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