GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g Aim Improper Access Control
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- Aliases
- CVE-2024-8238
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- aim
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1336, CWE-284
- Reviewed
- 2025-03-20
Affected packages
• PyPI aim: >= 3.0.0, <= 3.22.0 (no fix yet)
Description
In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython. This version does not protect against the str.format_map() method, allowing an attacker to leak server-side secrets or potentially gain unrestricted code execution. The vulnerability arises because str.format_map() can read arbitrary attributes of Python objects, enabling attackers to access sensitive variables such as os.environ. If an attacker can write files to a known location on the Aim server, they can use str.format_map() to load a malicious .dll/.so file into the Python interpreter, leading to unrestricted code execution.
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Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2024-8238 In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython. vulnerability