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
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 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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | whoogle-search | < 0.8.4 | 0.8.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22205
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/commit/3a2e0b262e4a076a20416b45e6b6f23fd265aeda
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/request.py#L339-L343
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L479
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L496-L557
- https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L497
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/whoogle-search/PYSEC-2024-18.yaml
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3q6g-qmpx-rqw4
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-918- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
whoogle-search- Disclosed
- 23.01.2024
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-3q6g-qmpx-rqw4 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2024-18 - PyPA Advisory Database; 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
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 4
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 0
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