MCP, MCP server
Mcp Server Zotero Dev
Mcp Server Zotero Dev, an MCP server listed in the PlugVet directory.
Compatibility: Not stated.
Grade C
One Medium finding. Read the findings before installing.
Not a guarantee. A hygiene check of the source at the commit shown, not a security audit.
Rescanned at commit 24f8f5010d5c, unchanged since the check below.
OBFUSCATION_RUNS_ENCODED_PAYLOAD
Why this grade
- OBFUSCATION_RUNS_ENCODED_PAYLOAD Medium
Decodes and runs an encoded payload (for example eval with atob or base64).
packages/mcp-server/src/tools/database.ts, line 207
// Payload is JSON-encoded in the eval (see above) - decode it here.
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What was checked
Plain notes from the hygiene checks.
Permissions
Pass
No shell or command execution found, and no extra permission was declared.
Install and update
Pass
No install-time script found, and dependencies are pinned or absent.
Network
Pass
No network call found.
Secrets
Concern
reads a credential or environment file.
SECRETS_PATH_DOTENV
.gitignore, line 29
# Environment
.gitignore, line 30
.env
.gitignore, line 31
.env.local
Agent instructions
Pass
No instruction to ignore earlier instructions or to hide a step.
Obfuscation
Serious
runs an encoded payload.
OBFUSCATION_RUNS_ENCODED_PAYLOAD
packages/mcp-server/src/tools/database.ts, line 207
// Payload is JSON-encoded in the eval (see above) - decode it here.
packages/mcp-server/src/tools/database.ts, line 312
// Payload is JSON-encoded in the eval (see above) - decode it here.
packages/mcp-server/src/tools/database.ts, line 383
// Payload is JSON-encoded in the eval (see above) - decode it here.
Licence
Pass
A licence file is present (LICENSE).
Maintainer activity
Pass
The latest commit is within the last 365 days.
Note
Hygiene check of commit 24f8f5010d5c. reads a credential or environment file. runs an encoded payload.
Date and source
Date checked:
github.com
Commit graded: 24f8f5010d5cf05f178400b096a53ba8ec75b1a0
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