CVE-2024-22203
Whoogle Search Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Whoogle Search Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0191
9.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0191- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7
9.1
Whoogle Search Path Traversal vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Whoogle Search Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-22203- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7
9.1
Whoogle Search Path Traversal vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2024-20
9.8
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2024-20- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
whoogle-searchPyPI |
before 0.8.4 | 0.8.4 |
whoogle-searchPyPI |
before 0.8.4, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.30.1.40.2.00.2.1 Show 20 moreShow less0.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.00.4.10.5.00.5.10.5.20.5.30.5.40.6.00.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.40.8.00.8.10.8.20.8.3 |
0.8.4 |
whoogle-searchPyPI |
before 0.8.4, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.30.1.40.2.00.2.1 Show 45 moreShow less0.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.00.4.10.5.00.5.10.5.20.5.30.5.40.6.00.7.00.7.10.7.20.7.30.7.40.8.00.8.10.8.20.8.3v0.8.3v0.8.2v0.8.1v0.8.0v0.7.4v0.7.3v0.7.2v0.7.1v0.7.0v0.6.0v0.5.4v0.5.3v0.5.2v0.5.1v0.5.0v0.4.1v0.4.0v0.3.2v0.3.1v0.3.0v0.1.4v0.1.3v0.1.2v0.1.1v0.1.0 |
0.8.4 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ferralon-demo/whoogle-search-ssrf-path-traversal | 2026-10-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-22203 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Benbusby Whoogle Search, published January 23, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.01%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in whoogle-search 0.8.4.
References
securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search
github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/commit/3a2e0b262e4a076a20416b45e6b6f23fd265aeda
github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/request.py
github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22203
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/whoogle-search/PYSEC-2024-20.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/22xxx/CVE-2024-22203.json
github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search
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