: An attacker provides this URI to a vulnerable application feature (like a "URL Previewer" or "File Uploader").
# Dangerous - allows path traversal user_path = "file:///root/.aws/config" open(user_path.replace("file://", ""), "r") fetch-url-file-3A-2F-2F-2Froot-2F.aws-2Fconfig
. It requires a session token, making SSRF much harder to execute. IAM Roles: Never store hardcoded keys in .aws/config : An attacker provides this URI to a
To prevent this type of exploit, implement the following security measures: implement the following security measures: