CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedThe DuckDB AWS extension is vulnerable due to a security policy bypass that allows any user with SQL execution permissions to extract plaintext AWS credentials by improperly using the load_aws_credentials function. This vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to AWS resources, making it particularly critical for environments where AWS credential chains are accessible. Organizations utilizing DuckDB with AWS integrations should prioritize remediation to mitigate the risk of credential exposure.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
The DuckDB AWS extension for DuckDB contains a security policy bypass vulnerability that allows any database user with SQL execution permissions to extract plaintext AWS credentials by calling the load_aws_credentials function with the redact_secret parameter set to false, circumventing the database-wide allow_unredacted_secrets=false policy. Attackers can invoke this single function to retrieve the underlying AWS credential chain including access_key_id, secret_access_key, session_token, and region in plaintext, which are immediately valid against AWS APIs and particularly impactful in managed environments where pg_duckdb is preloaded and an AWS credential chain such as IMDSv2, IRSA, ECS task role, or EC2 instance role is reachable.