title: Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
description: The package whoogle-search before 0.7.2 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) via the query string parameter q. In the case where it does not contain the http string, it is used to build the error_message that is then rendered in the error.html template, using the [flask.render_template](https://flask.palletsprojects.com/en/2.1.x/api/flask.render_template) function. However, the error_message is rendered using the [| safe filter](https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/templates/working-with-automatic-escaping), meaning the user input is not escaped.
problem types: Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
affected:
{
product: whoogle-search
vendor: n/a
versions:
lessThan: 0.7.2, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 5.4
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: LOW
exploitCodeMaturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: NONE
remediationLevel: NOT_DEFINED
reportConfidence: NOT_DEFINED
scope: UNCHANGED
temporalScore: 5.1
temporalSeverity: MEDIUM
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P
version: 3.1
]