Fix: Scope CDK execution policy IAM permissions to prevent privilege escalation (#1614) #1864
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Summary
Enhanced the data.all CDK execution policy to prevent privilege escalation attacks by scoping IAM permissions to specific resource patterns instead of using wildcard access.
Problem
The original policy allowed access to any role or policy in the account using wildcard resources (
arn:aws:iam::account:policy/*andarn:aws:iam::account:role/*). This meant that anyone with CloudFormation deployment access could potentially create roles likeAttackerAdminRoleand attach powerful policies such asAdministratorAccessto escalate privileges.Solution
IAM permissions are now restricted to specific resource prefixes:
${EnvironmentResourcePrefix}*)cdk-*)dataall-*)Impact
Testing
Fixes #1614