Findings · fnd_119

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
low
Status
false positive
CVSS
5.6
EPSS
6.0%
CWE
CWE-89
CVE
CVE-2023-46713
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/tax-svc·lib/auth.java:564
  562  const userInput = req.body.query;
  563  const sanitized = userInput;
> 564  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  565  return res.json(results);
  566
↑ 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]
);

Correlated findings (3)

Same root cause detected by other tools

high
Cross-site Scripting in profile renderer
Contrast RASPRASPmedium
Unencrypted RDS snapshot
GitleaksSecretsinfo
Hardcoded AWS access key in source
DependabotSCA

Asset & application

Application
tax-svc
acme/tax-svc
Asset
tax-svc-vm-69
AWS · ap-southeast-2 · preview
Owner
Diego Luna · ML
Tool
ProwlerCSPM

Timeline

  1. Detected by Prowler
    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

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SLA 90d · age 92d