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In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython. 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
- Restrictedpython, Aim
- Aimstack Aim
- = 3.22.0
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.7% (50th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-1336
- NVD status
- Modified
- Published
- 2025-03-20
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