CVE-2024-8863 aimhubio aim Text Explorer textbox.tsx dangerouslySetInnerHTML cross site scripting

What is CVE-2024-8863?

CVE-2024-8863 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in aimhubio aim, published on 14 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in aimhubio aim up to 3.24. Affected is the function dangerouslySetInnerHTML of the file textbox.tsx of the component Text Explorer. The manipulation of the argument query leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8863?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including aim. It affects 1 product.

Products include Aimstack Aim.

How do I fix CVE-2024-8863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2024-8863 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-8863 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in aimhubio aim

• CVE-2024-6396 Arbitrary File Overwrite and Data Exfiltration in aimhubio/aim Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-2195 Remote Code Execution in aimhubio/aim Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-6829 Arbitrary File Overwrite through tarfile-extraction in aimhubio/aim Critical 9.1
• CVE-2024-8769 Arbitrary File Deletion via Relative Path Traversal in aimhubio/aim Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-51464 Aim vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-pmhg-f7wc-c97m, PYSEC-2026-1093.