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CVE-2024-8238
Vulnerability in aim (CVE-2024-8238)
Summary
vulnerability in aim (CVE-2024-8238). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-8238** has been found in aim.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "aim CVE-2024-8238" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-8238 (aim) — CWE-1336 /
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
**A vulnerability** (CWE-1336) exists in aim.
📍 Affected scope
aim — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 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":"3.0.0"},{"last_affected":"3.22.0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8238
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r229-5wgf-f28g
- package https://github.com/aimhubio/aim
- package https://pypi.org/project/aim
- web https://github.com/aimhubio/aim/blob/main/aim/storage/query.py#L45
- web https://huntr.com/bounties/4e140ef9-f6d1-4e68-a44c-3b9e856924d3