The IP address is a link-local address used by major cloud providers (like Azure, AWS, and GCP) to host their Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) .
If an attacker enters http://169.254.169 into a poorly secured webhook field, they are attempting an . They are trying to trick the cloud server into making a request to its own internal metadata service. The Attack Scenario: The IP address is a link-local address used
: Specifies that the request is looking for identity-related info. The IP address is a link-local address used