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GHSA-6475-r3vj-m8vf
No affected components available
CVSSv3.1 Rating: 3.7 (LOW)
Summary
This notification is related to the use of specific values for the region input field when calling AWS services. An actor with access to the environment in which the SDK is used could set the region input field to an invalid value.
A defense-in-depth enhancement has been implemented in the AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 (versions 3.723.0 and later). This enhancement validates that a region used to construct an endpoint URL is a valid host label. The change was released on November 15, 2025. This advisory is informational to help customers understand their responsibilities regarding configuration security.
Impact Customer applications could be configured to improperly route AWS API calls to non-existent or non-AWS hosts. While the SDK was functioning as designed, additional safeguards have been added to support secure customer implementations.
Impacted versions: @smithy/config-resolver <4.4.0
Patches
On November 15, 2025, an enhancement was made to the AWS SDK for JavaScript v3 (versions 3.723.0 and later) release, which validates the formatting of a region, providing additional safeguards. A feature enhancement was implemented in @smithy/config-resolver v4.4.0. This enhancement provides additional configuration validation safeguards but does not address a security vulnerability.
Workarounds No workarounds are needed, but as always you should ensure that your application is following security best practices:
- Implement proper input validation in your application code
- Update to the latest AWS SDK for Javascript v3 release on a regular basis
- Follow AWS security best practices [1] for SDK configuration
Resources Contact AWS Security via the vulnerability reporting page or email aws-security@amazon.com.
Acknowledgement AWS Security thanks Guy Arazi for bringing these customer security considerations to our attention through the coordinated disclosure process.
[1] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-javascript/v3/developer-guide/security.html
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a low impact on the confidentiality of the information.
Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.
Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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