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Whoogle Search Cross-site Scripting via string parameter

  • Disclosed: 12.07.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:20

The package whoogle-search before version 0.7.2 is vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the query string parameter q. In the case where it does not contain the http string, it is used to build the error_message that is then rendered in the error.html template, using the flask.render_template function. However, the error_message is rendered using the | safe filter, meaning the user input is not escaped.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) whoogle-search < 0.7.2 0.7.2

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
whoogle-search
Disclosed
12.07.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2022-226 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mxvc-fwgx-j778 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: whoogle-search

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
6
First → latest
07.2022 04.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 1
  • Medium 3

Disclosures per year

  1. Whoogle allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted search query
    High CVE-2024-53305 < 0.9.1 0.9.1
  2. 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
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-22203 < 0.8.4 0.8.4
  3. Whoogle Search is a self-hosted metasearch engine. In versions 0.8.3 and prior, the `window` endpoint does not sanitize user-supplied input from the `location` variable and passes it to the `send` met
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-22205 < 0.8.4 0.8.4
  4. Whoogle Search is a self-hosted metasearch engine. Versions 0.8.3 and prior have a limited file write vulnerability when the configuration options in Whoogle are enabled. The `config` function in `app
    Medium · 5.3 CVE-2024-22204 < 0.8.4 0.8.4
  5. Whoogle Search is a self-hosted metasearch engine. In versions 0.8.3 and prior, the `element` method in `app/routes.py` does not validate the user-controlled `src_type` and `element_url` variables and
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2024-22417 < 0.8.4 0.8.4
  6. Whoogle Search Cross-site Scripting via string parameter this entry
    Medium · 5.4 CVE-2022-25303 < 0.7.2 0.7.2

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