Amazon AWS CloudFormation Templates Uncontrolled Search Path Element Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Amazon AWS. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the installation of AWS Simple Storage Service. When installed from the official GitHub repository, the installation attempts to load a non-existent cloud resource that is vulnerable to takeover. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code on systems dependent on the cloud resource.
Additional Details
Amazon has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://github.com/aws-samples/ecs-service-connect-yelb-sample-app/commit/2f8bd3934533a5e0b8b34c9fad1304bbe89697e8
Disclosure Timeline
- 2024-10-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2025-04-07 - Coordinated public release of advisory
- 2025-04-07 - Advisory Updated
Credit
Nitesh Surana (@_niteshsurana) of Trend Micro Research
