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MCP Paper Finder

MCP server for searching, downloading, and reading academic papers from multiple sources such as arXiv, Google Scholar, and Elsevier.

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// key findings
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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 1 critical, 8 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: ELSEVIER_API_KEY, ZENODO_API_TOKEN
These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.
// known CVEs in dependencies1 critical8 high1 low

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

criticalxmldom@0.6.0GHSA-crh6-fp67-6883

xmldom allows multiple root nodes in a DOM

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.18.0GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.18.0GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.18.0GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

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

highxmldom@0.6.0GHSA-2v35-w6hq-6mfw

xmldom: Uncontrolled recursion in XML serialization leads to DoS

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// required environment variables
This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.
🔐 secretELSEVIER_API_KEY— "": "your API KEY", // OPTIONAL (in case you want to use elsevier provider)
configRESEARCHGATE_COOKIE— "": "", // OPTIONAL (in case of 429 Too many requests error)
configSCIHUB_COOKIE— "": "" // OPTIONAL (recommended to bypass DDOS Guard)
🔐 secretZENODO_API_TOKEN
// full audit trail
The full breakdown of what we checked, the deductions that landed, the network hosts, the dependency advisories, and concrete fix guidance is available to verified publishers.
// improvement guidance — verified publishers only
We have 5 concrete improvements we can share with the publisher of this MCP. Each comes with specific guidance to raise the trust score.
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code hash: ddba57df8ce7b1cc0a500c09b72e07cf8d12ff9cb84c49b1e59af4c4308dc431
verified: 6/24/2026, 10:09:28 AM
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