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Replace hardcoded example S3 bucket names and AWS resource identifiers with clearly marked placeholders to prevent bucket sniping attacks. Add archive notice to README indicating the repository is no longer maintained and has been made read-only for historical reference. Changes: - Replace 'ddk-abcdefgh-assets-000000000000-us-west-2' with 'ddk-<QUALIFIER>-assets-<YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID>-<REGION>' - Replace hardcoded account ID '000000000000' with '<YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID>' - Replace hardcoded region 'us-west-2' with '<REGION>' - Replace hardcoded qualifier 'abcdefgh' with '<QUALIFIER>' - Update all IAM role ARNs to use placeholder format - Update test fixtures to use safe, unclaimed test values - Add archive warning banner to README.md Impact: - Prevents attackers from claiming example bucket names - Makes it obvious these are placeholder values requiring replacement - Clearly communicates repository archive status to users - All unit tests continue to pass (14/14) Files modified: - docs/release/*/how-to/custom-bootstrap.markdown (all versions) - test/base-stack.test.ts - README.md
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Security: S3 Bucket Sniping Vulnerability in Documentation
Summary
Documentation contains example S3 bucket names that could be claimed by attackers, creating a bucket sniping vulnerability.
Severity
Medium - Documentation issue that could lead users to reference attacker-controlled resources.
Vulnerability Details
The
custom-bootstrap.markdowndocumentation files across all versions contain hardcoded example values that appear realistic:ddk-abcdefgh-assets-000000000000-us-west-2000000000000abcdefghus-west-2These values could be claimed by malicious actors, potentially allowing them to serve malicious content to users who copy examples directly.
Impact
Solution
Replace all hardcoded values with clearly marked placeholders:
ddk-<QUALIFIER>-assets-<YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID>-<REGION><YOUR-ACCOUNT-ID>instead of000000000000<QUALIFIER>instead ofabcdefgh<REGION>instead ofus-west-2Files Affected
docs/release/*/how-to/custom-bootstrap.markdown(all versions)test/base-stack.test.tsFix Status
✅ Fixed in branch:
fix/update-doc-sec-vulnerabilityReferences
Labels: security, documentation
Branch: fix/update-doc-sec-vulnerability
Commit: 5b8dd55