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GHSA-rx28-r23p-2qc3
No affected components available
If you are using the eks.Cluster or eks.FargateCluster construct we need you to take action. Other users are not affected and can stop reading.
Impact
The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) allows for the definition of Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS) clusters. eks.Cluster and eks.FargateCluster constructs create two roles that have an overly permissive trust policy.
The first, referred to as the CreationRole, is used by lambda handlers to create the cluster and deploy Kubernetes resources (e.g KubernetesManifest, HelmChart, ...) onto it. Users with CDK version higher or equal to 1.62.0 (including v2 users) will be affected.
The second, referred to as the default MastersRole, is provisioned only if the mastersRole property isn't provided and has permissions to execute kubectl commands on the cluster. Users with CDK version higher or equal to 1.57.0 (including v2 users) will be affected.
Both these roles use the account root principal in their trust policy, which allows any identity in the account with the appropriate sts:AssumeRole permissions to assume it. For example, this can happen if another role in your account has sts:AssumeRole permissions on Resource: "*".
CreationRole
Users with CDK version higher or equal to 1.62.0 (including v2 users). The role in question can be located in the IAM console. It will have the following name pattern:
*-ClusterCreationRole-*
MastersRole
Users with CDK version higher or equal to 1.57.0 (including v2 users) that are not specifying the mastersRole property. The role in question can be located in the IAM console. It will have the following name pattern:
*-MastersRole-*
Patches
The issue has been fixed in versions v1.202.0, v2.80.0. We recommend you upgrade to a fixed version as soon as possible. See Managing Dependencies in the CDK Developer Guide for instructions on how to do this.
The new versions no longer use the account root principal. Instead, they restrict the trust policy to the specific roles of lambda handlers that need it. This introduces some breaking changes that might require you to perform code changes. Refer to https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25674 for a detailed discussion of options.
Workarounds
CreationRole
There is no workaround available for CreationRole.
MastersRole
To avoid creating the default MastersRole, use the mastersRole property to explicitly provide a role. For example:
new eks.Cluster(this, 'Cluster', {
...
mastersRole: iam.Role.fromRoleArn(this, 'Admin', 'arn:aws:iam::xxx:role/Admin')
});
References
https://github.com/aws/aws-cdk/issues/25674
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory we ask that you contact AWS/Amazon Security via our vulnerability reporting page or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
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 needs high-level or administrative privileges. 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 high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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