ghsa-r229-5wgf-f28g
Vulnerability from github
Published
2025-03-20 12:32
Modified
2025-03-20 20:41
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Aim Improper Access Control
Details

In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "aim"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "3.22.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-8238"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1336",
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-20T20:41:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T10:15:41Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In version 3.22.0 of aimhubio/aim, the AimQL query language uses an outdated version of the safer_getattr() function from RestrictedPython.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.",
  "id": "GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g",
  "modified": "2025-03-20T20:41:28Z",
  "published": "2025-03-20T12:32:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8238"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/aimhubio/aim"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/main/aim/storage/query.py#L45"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/4e140ef9-f6d1-4e68-a44c-3b9e856924d3"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Aim Improper Access Control"
}


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