AWS CDK RestApi not generating authorizationScope correctly in resultant CFN template
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | aws-cdk | 2.142.0 to before 2.148.1 | 2.148.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | aws-cdk (npm) | 2.142.0 to before 2.148.1 | 2.148.1 | Patch available | GHSA-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
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-45037
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq
References
Advisory 2
More Aws Cloud Development Kit vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-45037 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-45037 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qj85-69xf-2vxq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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