The string -template-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2F.aws-2Fcredentials describes a specific type of Path Traversal (or Directory Traversal) attack payload . Attackers use these strings to trick a web application into reading sensitive files from the server's filesystem that it was never intended to access . Breakdown of the Payload
Resource Hijacking: Compromised accounts are often used for unauthorized crypto-mining or launching further attacks. Prevention and Best Practices -template-..-2F..-2F..-2F..-2Froot-2F.aws-2Fcredentials
Here's how:
-template-: Likely a prefix used by an application to identify a template file to load. If the application doesn't properly sanitize this input, an attacker can append traversal sequences to it . The string -template-