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AWS package backfill attack
Published Sun, May 1st, 2022
Platforms
Summary
Two malicious versions were created of packages previously used by AWS. The packages were officially authored and maintained by AWS before they were removed by their legitimate author, and once the packages were removed, their names became available and the two packages were then populated with malicious code. If AWS-deployed software had any dependencies on these packages, this would have led to a dependency confusion attack.
Affected Services
N/A
Tracked CVEs
No tracked CVEs
References
Contributed by https://github.com/0xdabbad00
Entry Status
Finalized
Disclosure Date
Sun, May 1st, 2022
Exploitability Period
-
Known ITW Exploitation
-
Detection Methods
None
Piercing Index Rating
-
Discovered by
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