How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-8238 is classified as CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when…
Affected software
CVE-2024-8238 is recorded against 1 package.
Timeline and source
Published on 7 July 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
huntr.com (Web)
pypi.org (Package)
github.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
aim has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1336: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine) in other software:
