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TI-2024-30149 Aliases CVE-2024-45037GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq

AWS CDK RestApi not generating authorizationScope correctly in resultant CFN template

Priority LOW 28CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

The AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) is an open-source framework for defining cloud infrastructure using code. Customers use it to create their own applications which are converted to AWS CloudFormation templates during deployment to a customer’s AWS account. CDK contains pre-built components called "constructs" that are higher-level abstractions providing defaults and best practices. This approach enables developers to use familiar programming languages to define complex cloud infrastructure more efficiently than writing raw CloudFormation templates. We identified an issue in AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) which, under certain conditions, can result in granting authenticated Amazon Cognito users broader than intended access. Specifically, if a CDK application uses the "RestApi" construct with "CognitoUserPoolAuthorizer" as the authorizer and uses authorization scopes to limit access. This issue does not affect the availability of the specific API resources. Authenticated Cognito users may gain unintended access to protected API resources or methods, leading to potential data disclosure, and modification issues. Impacted versions: >=2.142.0;<=2.148.0. A patch is included in CDK versions >=2.148.1. Users are advised to upgrade their AWS CDK version to 2.148.1 or newer and re-deploy their application(s) to address this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00314 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed aws-cdk (aws): 2.148.1aws-cdk (npm): 2.148.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AWSaws-cdk2.142.0 to before 2.148.12.148.1Patch availableCNA
—aws-cdk (npm)2.142.0 to before 2.148.12.148.1Patch availableGHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq
  • aws-cdk VendorAWS Affected 2.142.0 to before 2.148.1 Fixed in 2.148.1 Patch available CNA
  • aws-cdk (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.142.0 to before 2.148.1 Fixed in 2.148.1 Patch available GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aws_cloud_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.142.0 to before 2.148.1VulnerableAWS
  • cpe:2.3:a:amazon:aws_cloud_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.142.0 to before 2.148.1 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA aws-cdk (aws) Fixed in 2.148.1
  • Fix · GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq aws-cdk (npm) Fixed in 2.148.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45037
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq

References

  • TI-2023-17611 AWS CDK EKS overly permissive trust policies CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-02266 AWS CDK CLI prints AWS credentials retrieved by custom credential plugins CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.7
  • TI-2025-16991 IAM OIDC custom resource allows connection to unauthorized OIDC provider in aws-cdk CVSS 4.0LOW 1.8

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