However, this same URL is a top target for attackers seeking to escalate privileges during a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attack. What is 169.254.169.254?
A web app with a feature like "upload from URL" or "proxy request." However, this same URL is a top target
The IP address 169.254.169.254 is a link-local address used by AWS (and similarly by Google Cloud and Azure with different paths) to provide configuration data to an EC2 instance. However, this same URL is a top target