Request-url-http-3a-2f-2f169.254.169.254-2flatest-2fmeta Data-2fiam-2fsecurity Credentials-2f Site

: In an SSRF attack, an attacker "tricks" a vulnerable web application into making a request to this internal URL on their behalf.

: Protects against SSRF by requiring a session token obtained via a PUT request, which standard SSRF vulnerabilities typically cannot perform. Steal EC2 Metadata Credentials via SSRF - Hacking The Cloud : In an SSRF attack, an attacker "tricks"

Stealing IAM Credentials from the Instance Metadata Service * To determine if the EC2 instance has an IAM role associated with it, Hacking The Cloud : In an SSRF attack