CVE-2024-22203 json
Whoogle Search Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
published 2024-01-23 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7 , PYSEC-2024-20 , EUVD-2024-0191
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Whoogle Search is a self-hosted metasearch engine. In versions prior to 0.8.4, the `element` method in `app/routes.py` does not validate the user-controlled `src_type` and `element_url` variables and passes them to the `send` method which sends a GET request on lines 339-343 in `request.py`, which leads to a server-side request forgery. This issue allows for crafting GET requests to internal and external resources on behalf of the server. For example, this issue would allow for accessing resources on the internal network that the server has access to, even though these resources may not be accessible on the internet. This issue is fixed in version 0.8.4.
Patch / fix
- pypi whoogle-search 0.8.4
- benbusby whoogle_search 0.8.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- securitylab.github.com https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| OSV | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | whoogle-search | <0.8.4 |
0.8.4 |
Affected products
- benbusby whoogle-search
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/commit/3a2e0b262e4a076a20416b45e6b6f23fd265aeda
web, patch
-
securitylab.github.com
/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search/
exploit, third-party-advisory, evidence, advisory
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/request.py#L339-L343
web, product
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L465-L490
web, product
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L466
web, product
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L476
web, product
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L479
web, product
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22203
advisory
-
github.com
/benbusby/whoogle-search
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/whoogle-search/PYSEC-2024-20.yaml
web
-
securitylab.github.com
/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-22203
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7
- NVD CVE-2024-22203
- OSV PYSEC-2024-20
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