Arbitrage on Identity: The Market Maker Exploit

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Exploring vulnerabilities in cloud container environments at a huge Market Making company.

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About this project

This repository presents a detailed technical analysis of environment variable exfiltration in a cloud sandbox of a premier Market Making firm. By illustrating critical vulnerabilities in process isolation within containerized environments, it sheds light on the potential for unauthorized access to sensitive data, such as AWS credentials, and offers valuable insights through its proof of concept.

This technical case study, titled Cloud Sandbox Security Analysis, delves into the vulnerabilities associated with environment variable exfiltration within an algorithmic trading competition platform. The research highlights a significant deficiency in sandbox isolation, which facilitates unauthorized access to and extraction of sensitive cloud credentials, particularly AWS Access Keys, through standard output streams.

Key Findings

Vulnerability: The analysis reveals insufficient process isolation within the execution sandbox, exposing critical infrastructure.
Exfiltration Vector: Attackers can gain direct access to environment variables and transmit them via stdout.
Risk Level: Classified as critical due to the potential for full disclosure of infrastructure secrets.

Current Status

This repository includes comprehensive research documentation and a Proof of Concept (PoC) aimed at providing insight into the identified vulnerabilities. It represents a commitment to responsible disclosure, as the vendor has been notified of these findings prior to publication.