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CVE-2024-8238
HIGH · CVSS 8.1
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2025-03-20T10:15:41.613 · Last modified 2026-06-17T08:22:10.840

Summary

In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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

Affected products

aimstack — aim

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References

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