Request-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fmeta Data-2fiam-2fsecurity Credentials-2f

: The EC2 instance can then use these temporary credentials to access AWS resources securely.

When an automated script or a user hits this endpoint, AWS returns the , SecretAccessKey , and Token . These credentials allow whoever holds them to act as the IAM role assigned to that server. The Security Risk: SSRF Attacks : The EC2 instance can then use these

This URL is used to retrieve temporary security credentials for an AWS service or resource. When a request is made to this URL from within an EC2 instance, AWS returns a JSON response containing the security credentials for the IAM role attached to the instance. The Security Risk: SSRF Attacks This URL is

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: Protects against SSRF by requiring a session token obtained via a PUT request, which standard SSRF vulnerabilities typically cannot perform. Steal EC2 Metadata Credentials via SSRF - Hacking The Cloud