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CVE-2024-6851
Path Traversal in aim (CVE-2024-6851)
Summary
path traversal in aim (CVE-2024-6851). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-6851** has been found in aim.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "aim CVE-2024-6851" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-6851 (aim) — CWE-22 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in aim.
📍 Affected scope
aim — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'aim' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'aim' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `aim` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
aim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.22.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6851
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrvr-7493-pfq3
- package https://github.com/aimhubio/aim
- package https://pypi.org/project/aim
- web https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/88ac143708fad8737094b74e9e5b25689d18f1a6/aim/sdk/reporter/file_manager.py#L44
- web https://huntr.com/bounties/839703fb-23b7-4dc4-ae81-44cd4740d3f3