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Advisory details: vulnrichment / CVE-2024-8238
Advisory ID vulnrichment/CVE-2024-8238
Aliases
Summary In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 0.0
Risk
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-1336 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.9
ssvc Track
Reference id Reference type URL
https://huntr.com/bounties/4e140ef9-f6d1-4e68-a44c-3b9e856924d3
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at None
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-20T14:23:53Z/ Found at None

Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-03-20T14:23:53Z/

Decision: Track

Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2024/8xxx/CVE-2024-8238.json

Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2024-8238

View SSVC decision tree 
[{'Exploitation': 'poc'},
 {'Automatable': 'no'},
 {'Technical Impact': 'partial'},
 {'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
 {'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
 {'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]