In an SSRF attack, an attacker manipulates a vulnerable web application into making an HTTP request on behalf of the attacker.
TOKEN=$(curl -X PUT "http://169.254.169.254/latest/api/token" -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token-ttl-seconds: 21600") curl -H "X-aws-ec2-metadata-token: $TOKEN" http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/ In an SSRF attack, an attacker manipulates a
This URL is the textbook example of a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability within a cloud environment. In an SSRF attack
I can’t help draft a report that requests or uses instance metadata service credentials (sensitive access to cloud VM IAM/security credentials). If you need a report on a related, non-sensitive topic, pick one below or specify another safe scope and I’ll draft it: In an SSRF attack, an attacker manipulates a
If userUrl is http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/MyRole , the server will fetch and leak the credentials.