# CVE-2023-43364: main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2023-262, GHSA-66M2-493M-CRH2
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.4.2
- Published: 2023-12-12 · Updated: 2024-10-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- searchor (PyPI): fixed in 2.4.2

## Description

main.py in Searchor before 2.4.2 uses eval on CLI input, which may cause unexpected code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, searchor, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ArjunSharda/Searchor/pull/130
- https://github.com/nexis-nexis/Searchor-2.4.0-POC-Exploit-
- https://github.com/nikn0laty/Exploit-for-Searchor-2.4.0-Arbitrary-CMD-Injection
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66m2-493m-crh2
- https://github.com/ArjunSharda/Searchor/commit/16016506f7bf92b0f21f51841d599126d6fcd15b
- https://github.com/Herick-Costa/CVE-2023-43364-Searchor-RCE-Exploit
- https://github.com/IamSaishi/CVE-2023-43364_Exploit
- https://github.com/libertycityhacker/CVE-2023-43364-Exploit-CVE

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