AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) privilege escalation | CVE-2023-35165
NAME
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AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) privilege escalation
Platforms Affected:
AWS aws-cdk 1.57.0
AWS aws-cdk 1.201.0
AWS aws-cdk 2.79.1
Risk Level:
6.6
Exploitability:
Unproven
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
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AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw when using the eks.Cluster or eks.FargateCluster construct. By sending a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges as root.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Network
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