CosmosEscape: Taking Over Every Database in Azure Cosmos DB
Wiz Research uncovered CosmosEscape, a critical vulnerability in Azure’s flagship database service, Azure Cosmos DB, via its Gremlin API. The vulnerability could have been exploited to compromise every database in the service, including Microsoft's own internal databases - potentially enabling a cross-service attack.Through CosmosEscape, attackers could have acquired what we’ve dubbed the Cosmos Master Key - a platform-wide secret that granted two incredibly powerful capabilities:Takeover - retr...
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