How to check user password from AWS Cognito User Pool?

I need to check that a user-provided input matches the current password (from Cognito User Pool). I'm implementing a confirmation dialog that requires the user to provide their password again (user must be logged in to access this functionality), and check if it's valid.

I am using the AWS SDK for Java on Android and the current implementation does the following:

getUserPool() // com.amazonaws.mobileconnectors.cognitoidentityprovider.CognitoUserPool
    .getCurrentUser()
    .changePasswordInBackground(
        password, // oldUserPassword
        password, // newUserPassword
        new GenericHandler() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess() {
                // provided password is correct
            }
            @Override
            public void onFailure(Exception e) {
                // provided password is incorrect
            }
        }
    );

However, this feels like a hack, and is subject to Failed Attempt Limits, which makes automating some test cases unfeasible.

Is there an API within the SDK that I can use for this?

Thank you!