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A Serverless Framework IAM statement allows every action on every resource (Action: '*', Resource: '*'). Any code-execution bug in a function becomes full control of the AWS account.

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A Serverless Framework IAM statement allows every action on every resource (Action: '*', Resource: '*'). Any code-execution bug in a function becomes full control of the AWS account.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: ERROR

How to fix it

List the specific actions and resource ARNs each function needs (one IAM role per function where possible).

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/config.yml.

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