SSRF in Benbusby Whoogle-Search

CVE-2024-22203

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.

Vulnerability class: SSRF (Server-Side Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22203?
CVE-2024-22203 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Benbusby Whoogle-Search, classified under Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-22203?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.