In most cases, trust boundaries are violated when a secret is exposed in a source code repository or an uncontrolled deployment environment.
Unintended people who don’t need to know the secret might get access to it. They might then be able to use it to gain unwanted access to associated
services or resources.
The trust issue can be more or less severe depending on the people’s role and entitlement.
What is the potential impact?
Azure Subscription Keys are used to authenticate and authorize access to Azure resources and services. These keys are unique identifiers that are
associated with an Azure subscription and are used to control access to resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts, and databases.
Subscription keys are typically used in API requests to Azure services, and they help ensure that only authorized users and applications can access
and modify resources within an Azure subscription.
If an Azure Subscription Key is leaked to an unintended audience, it can pose a significant security risk to the Azure subscription and the
resources it contains. An attacker who gains access to a subscription key can use it to authenticate and access resources within the subscription,
potentially causing data breaches, data loss, or other malicious activities.
Depending on the level of access granted by the subscription key, an attacker could potentially create, modify, or delete resources within the
subscription, or even take control of the entire subscription. This could result in significant financial losses, reputational damage, and legal
liabilities for the organization that owns the subscription.
