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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-53305
CVE-2024-53305:
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue in the component /models/config.py of Whoogle search v0.9.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via supplying a crafted search query. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in April 2025 (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists due to insecure pickle deserialization in the /models/config.py component. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.3 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges or user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system, potentially leading to complete system compromise. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, each rated as Low according to the CVSS score (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched by switching from pickle to json for config encoding. The fix was implemented in commit 223f00c3c0533423114f99b30c561278bc0b42ba, which replaces the insecure pickle.loads with json serialization (GitHub Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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