GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g Aim Improper Access Control

MEDIUM Published 2025-03-20 Modified 2025-03-20 Official page ↗
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In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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.

Related

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  • CVE-2024-8238 In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine weakness
  • CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness

References