Findings · fnd_1043

Path traversal in file download endpoint

Tool detected a potential vulnerability via static/dynamic analysis. Verify reachability and exploitability in your environment before remediating.

Risk context

Severity
medium
Status
triaged
CVSS
8.9
EPSS
66.2%
CWE
CWE-79
CVE
CVE-2021-6289
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/user-svc·services/db.rb:635
  633  const userInput = req.body.query;
  634  const sanitized = userInput;
> 635  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  636  return res.json(results);
  637
↑ Unsafe string interpolation into SQL query

Remediation

Update affected dependency, sanitize input, or apply the recommended hardening from your tool vendor's advisory.

Suggested fix
const results = await db.query(
  'SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = $1',
  [sanitized]
);

Asset & application

Application
user-svc
acme/user-svc
Asset
user-svc-iam-role-10
AWS · eu-west-1 · dev
Owner
Priya Patel · Infra
Tool
CodeQLSAST

Timeline

  1. Detected by CodeQL
    over 56 years ago
  2. Re-confirmed in latest scan
    over 56 years ago
  3. Auto-correlated with 2 peer findings
    2 days ago
  4. Priority raised — KEV match
    1 day ago

Remediation ticket

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SLA 30d · age 133d