paper-search-cli
MCP server for searching academic, patent, and web sources, normalizing identifiers, and managing workspace records. Exposes the same operations to AI clients via MCP tools.
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Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
When Vitest UI server is listening, arbitrary file can be read and executed
Vitest allows Remote Code Execution when accessing a malicious website while Vitest API server is listening
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No tools have read-only/destructive annotations
Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.
All four hints declared on every tool
18/18 tools missing one or more hints — mcp_help (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); academic_search (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); resource_lookup (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +15 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.
For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.
Shell command execution
1 child_process call — runs shell commands
Prefer library functions over shell-outs. If you must shell out, ensure all inputs are properly escaped.
Dev dependencies
2 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)
Upgrade dev dependencies when convenient.
Dependency freshness
1/6 production deps stale: @iarna/toml@2023-07-15 (3.1y)
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