CVE-2024-22203: Whoogle search Path Traversal Vulnerability
CRITICALCVE-2024-22203 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.1) path traversal vulnerability (CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)) affecting Whoogle search libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves whoogle search path traversal vulnerability. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.8.4.
CVE-2024-22203 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 9.1
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-22203
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Whoogle search dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install whoogle-search>=0.8.4Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show whoogle-searchHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2024-22203, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show whoogle-searchAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Whoogle search in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.8.4), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show whoogle-search command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF), where the web server receives a url or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this url, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination. In Whoogle search, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-22203 Affected Whoogle search Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
whoogle-search
|
PyPI |
< 0.8.4
|
0.8.4
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-q97g-c29h-x2p7",
"modified" : "2024-03-14T20:37:58Z",
"published" : "2024-03-14T20:37:57Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-22203" ],
"summary" : "Whoogle Search Path Traversal vulnerability",
"details" : "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.",
"severity" : [ {
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"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
} ],
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"package" : {
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"name" : "whoogle-search"
},
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"events" : [ {
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}, {
"fixed" : "0.8.4"
} ]
} ]
} ],
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"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22203"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/commit/3a2e0b262e4a076a20416b45e6b6f23fd265aeda"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/request.py#L339-L343"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L465-L490"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L466"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L476"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/benbusby/whoogle-search/blob/92e8ede24e9277a5440d403f75877209f1269884/app/routes.py#L479"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/whoogle-search/PYSEC-2024-20.yaml"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2023-186_GHSL-2023-189_benbusby_whoogle-search"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-918" ],
"severity" : "CRITICAL",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-03-14T20:37:57Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-01-23T18:15:18Z"
}
}