AppSync logging is not enabled

An attacker attempts to exploit an API vulnerability in an AppSync GraphQL API that doesn't have logging enabled. They send a series of unauthorized requests to the API in an attempt to access sensitive user data. Since logging is not enabled, there are no records of these requests in CloudWatch or any other logging service, which means that the API owner remains unaware of the malicious activity.

• Exploiting the API: The attacker may use techniques like brute-forcing or input injection to try to access data that they shouldn't be able to retrieve.
• Lack of visibility: Without logging, these repeated attacks could go unnoticed, and the attacker might successfully compromise user data, manipulate data, or escalate privileges.
• Delayed detection: If logging had been enabled, the unauthorized requests would be captured in the logs, enabling the security team to detect and mitigate the attack before any significant damage is done.

In this scenario, AppSync logging being disabled means that there is no easy way to track abnormal or malicious API usage, slowing down response times to incidents or making them harder to identify.

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