Amplify App OAuth Token Exposed

• Query id: 03b38885-8f4e-480c-a0e4-12c1affd15db
• Query name: Amplify App OAuth Token Exposed
• Platform: CloudFormation
• Severity: Medium
• Category: Secret Management
• URL: Github

Description

Amplify App OAuth Token must not be a plaintext string or a Ref to a Parameter with a Default value.
Documentation

Code samples

Code samples with security vulnerabilities

Postitive test num. 1 - yaml file

Resources:
  NewAmpApp-1:
    Type: AWS::Amplify::App
    Properties:
      BuildSpec: String
      CustomHeaders: String
      Description: String
      EnableBranchAutoDeletion: true
      IAMServiceRole: String
      Name: NewAmpApp
      Repository: String
      OauthToken: 'CqGZthigPO55H3fi1_6wrP9jmdivueS7lYd7Lg2styBfjsK5eQ5C2qg_gONQgzyvvVojXY0JyMkRdm71y3nTFl1ZYOgJSNLshvWnm9QoEJrInp_xr-o-9RgZHhrGp5X9dCZVYsYF1WHqj5p75O37IKc8Rv6yO9kGw1flCbT4xbeLTDItX71jRzuAHYNKGPKkxrhIuQ-w9MyKYZ0a3pYT4lWZzWVFoMu9G-smC4qrww5grWCUevE9LuNEZgSijFgRK9QPo8PxMt427lGyK-FkoB8x4qllQ1aCG9_mz2t6A1nRxXY7-Jq9ONkmNoUHiTenEUUaPQcz4RFzrkTE-GaUNP_yK2tNR2i5-TQ4tcI8hQW0aaAsWBPoxd_ZXNty9AhRpshU9WUy32yIHj47jMYCpA'

Postitive test num. 2 - yaml file

Parameters:
  ParentPassword:
    Description: 'Password'
    Type: String
    Default: 'CqGZthigPO55H3fi1_6wrP9jmdivueS7lYd7Lg2styBfjsK5eQ5C2qg_gONQgzyvvVojXY0JyMkRdm71y3nTFl1ZYOgJSNLshvWnm9QoEJrInp_xr-o-9RgZHhrGp5X9dCZVYsYF1WHqj5p75O37IKc8Rv6yO9kGw1flCbT4xbeLTDItX71jRzuAHYNKGPKkxrhIuQ-w9MyKYZ0a3pYT4lWZzWVFoMu9G-smC4qrww5grWCUevE9LuNEZgSijFgRK9QPo8PxMt427lGyK-FkoB8x4qllQ1aCG9_mz2t6A1nRxXY7-Jq9ONkmNoUHiTenEUUaPQcz4RFzrkTE-GaUNP_yK2tNR2i5-TQ4tcI8hQW0aaAsWBPoxd_ZXNty9AhRpshU9WUy32yIHj47jMYCpA'
  ParentUsername:
    Description: 'Username'
    Type: String
    Default: ""
Resources:
  NewAmpApp-4:
    Type: AWS::Amplify::App
    Properties:
      BuildSpec: String
      CustomHeaders: String
      Description: String
      EnableBranchAutoDeletion: true
      IAMServiceRole: String
      Name: NewAmpApp
      OauthToken: !Ref ParentPassword
      Repository: String
      BasicAuthConfig:
        EnableBasicAuth: true
        Password: !Ref ParentPassword
        Username: !Ref ParentUsername

Postitive test num. 3 - json file

{
  "Resources": {
    "NewAmpApp-1": {
      "Type": "AWS::Amplify::App",
      "Properties": {
        "Name": "NewAmpApp",
        "Repository": "String",
        "OauthToken": "CqGZthigPO55H3fi1_6wrP9jmdivueS7lYd7Lg2styBfjsK5eQ5C2qg_gONQgzyvvVojXY0JyMkRdm71y3nTFl1ZYOgJSNLshvWnm9QoEJrInp_xr-o-9RgZHhrGp5X9dCZVYsYF1WHqj5p75O37IKc8Rv6yO9kGw1flCbT4xbeLTDItX71jRzuAHYNKGPKkxrhIuQ-w9MyKYZ0a3pYT4lWZzWVFoMu9G-smC4qrww5grWCUevE9LuNEZgSijFgRK9QPo8PxMt427lGyK-FkoB8x4qllQ1aCG9_mz2t6A1nRxXY7-Jq9ONkmNoUHiTenEUUaPQcz4RFzrkTE-GaUNP_yK2tNR2i5-TQ4tcI8hQW0aaAsWBPoxd_ZXNty9AhRpshU9WUy32yIHj47jMYCpA",
        "BuildSpec": "String",
        "CustomHeaders": "String",
        "Description": "String",
        "EnableBranchAutoDeletion": true,
        "IAMServiceRole": "String"
      }
    }
  }
}

Postitive test num. 4 - json file

{
  "Parameters": {
    "ParentUsername": {
      "Description": "Username",
      "Type": "String",
      "Default": ""
    },
    "ParentPassword": {
      "Description": "Password",
      "Type": "String",
      "Default": "CqGZthigPO55H3fi1_6wrP9jmdivueS7lYd7Lg2styBfjsK5eQ5C2qg_gONQgzyvvVojXY0JyMkRdm71y3nTFl1ZYOgJSNLshvWnm9QoEJrInp_xr-o-9RgZHhrGp5X9dCZVYsYF1WHqj5p75O37IKc8Rv6yO9kGw1flCbT4xbeLTDItX71jRzuAHYNKGPKkxrhIuQ-w9MyKYZ0a3pYT4lWZzWVFoMu9G-smC4qrww5grWCUevE9LuNEZgSijFgRK9QPo8PxMt427lGyK-FkoB8x4qllQ1aCG9_mz2t6A1nRxXY7-Jq9ONkmNoUHiTenEUUaPQcz4RFzrkTE-GaUNP_yK2tNR2i5-TQ4tcI8hQW0aaAsWBPoxd_ZXNty9AhRpshU9WUy32yIHj47jMYCpA"
    }
  },
  "Resources": {
    "NewAmpApp-4": {
      "Type": "AWS::Amplify::App",
      "Properties": {
        "Repository": "String",
        "BasicAuthConfig": {
          "EnableBasicAuth": true,
          "Password": "ParentPassword",
          "Username": "ParentUsername"
        },
        "OauthToken": "ParentPassword",
        "BuildSpec": "String",
        "CustomHeaders": "String",
        "Description": "String",
        "EnableBranchAutoDeletion": true,
        "IAMServiceRole": "String",
        "Name": "NewAmpApp"
      }
    }
  }
}

Code samples without security vulnerabilities

Negative test num. 1 - yaml file

Resources:
     NewAmpApp-2:
        Type: AWS::Amplify::App
        Properties:
          BuildSpec: String
          CustomHeaders: String
          Description: String
          EnableBranchAutoDeletion: true
          IAMServiceRole: String
          Name: NewAmpApp
          Repository: String
          OauthToken: !Sub '{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyAmpAppSecretManagerRotater}::password}}'
     MyAmpAppSecretManagerRotater:
        Type: AWS::SecretsManager::Secret
        Properties:
          Description: 'This is my amp app instance secret'
          GenerateSecretString:
            SecretStringTemplate: '{"username": "admin"}'
            GenerateStringKey: 'password'
            PasswordLength: 16
            ExcludeCharacters: '"@/\'

Negative test num. 2 - yaml file

Parameters:
  ParentPassword:
    Description: 'Password'
    Type: String
  ParentUsername:
    Description: 'Username'
    Type: String
Resources:
  NewAmpApp-1:
    Type: AWS::Amplify::App
    Properties:
      BuildSpec: String
      CustomHeaders: String
      Description: String
      EnableBranchAutoDeletion: true
      IAMServiceRole: String
      Name: NewAmpApp
      Repository: String
      OauthToken: !Ref ParentPassword

Negative test num. 3 - yaml file

Parameters:
  ParentPassword:
    Description: 'Password'
    Type: String
    Default: ""
  ParentUsername:
    Description: 'Username'
    Type: String
    Default: ""
Resources:
  NewAmpApp-4:
    Type: AWS::Amplify::App
    Properties:
      BuildSpec: String
      CustomHeaders: String
      Description: String
      EnableBranchAutoDeletion: true
      IAMServiceRole: String
      Name: NewAmpApp
      Repository: String
      OauthToken: !Ref ParentPassword

Negative test num. 4 - json file

{
  "Resources": {
    "NewAmpApp-2": {
      "Type": "AWS::Amplify::App",
      "Properties": {
        "Name": "NewAmpApp",
        "Repository": "String",
        "OauthToken": "{{resolve:secretsmanager:${MyAmpAppSecretManagerRotater}::password}}",
        "BuildSpec": "String",
        "CustomHeaders": "String",
        "Description": "String",
        "EnableBranchAutoDeletion": true,
        "IAMServiceRole": "String"
      }
    },
    "MyAmpAppSecretManagerRotater": {
      "Type": "AWS::SecretsManager::Secret",
      "Properties": {
        "Description": "This is my amp app instance secret",
        "GenerateSecretString": {
          "SecretStringTemplate": "{\"username\": \"admin\"}",
          "GenerateStringKey": "password",
          "PasswordLength": 16,
          "ExcludeCharacters": "\"@/\\"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 5 - json file

{
  "Parameters": {
    "ParentPassword": {
      "Description": "Password",
      "Type": "String"
    },
    "ParentUsername": {
      "Description": "Username",
      "Type": "String"
    }
  },
  "Resources": {
    "NewAmpApp-1": {
      "Type": "AWS::Amplify::App",
      "Properties": {
        "BuildSpec": "String",
        "CustomHeaders": "String",
        "Description": "String",
        "EnableBranchAutoDeletion": true,
        "IAMServiceRole": "String",
        "Name": "NewAmpApp",
        "Repository": "String",
        "OauthToken": "ParentPassword"
      }
    }
  }
}

Negative test num. 6 - json file

{
  "Parameters": {
    "ParentPassword": {
      "Description": "Password",
      "Type": "String",
      "Default": ""
    },
    "ParentUsername": {
      "Description": "Username",
      "Type": "String",
      "Default": ""
    }
  },
  "Resources": {
    "NewAmpApp-4": {
      "Type": "AWS::Amplify::App",
      "Properties": {
        "BuildSpec": "String",
        "CustomHeaders": "String",
        "Description": "String",
        "EnableBranchAutoDeletion": true,
        "IAMServiceRole": "String",
        "Name": "NewAmpApp",
        "Repository": "String",
        "OauthToken": "ParentPassword"
      }
    }
  }
}