Summary
A vulnerability in AWS IAM Sign-in login flow could allow attackers to enumerate IAM usernames by measuring server response times. This issue affected AWS Sign-in IAM User login flow prior to January 16, 2025. AWS has since introduced a delay in response times across all authentication failure scenarios to mitigate the vulnerability.
Affected Services
IAM
Remediation
None required
Tracked CVEs
CVE-2025-0693
References
Contributed by https://github.com/korniko98
Entry Status
Stub (AI-Generated)
Disclosure Date
-
Exploitablity Period
Until 2025/01/16
Known ITW Exploitation
-
Detection Methods
Monitor sign-in activity, including failed and successful sign-in events, using AWS CloudTrail. Refer to the CloudTrail Event Reference documentation for more information.
Piercing Index Rating
-
Discovered by
Rhino Security Labs
