Findings · fnd_123

Container running as root

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

Risk context

Severity
critical
Status
false positive
CVSS
7.6
EPSS
74.4%
CWE
CWE-798
CVE
CVE-2020-28423
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/ledger·src/api/db.rb:234
  232  const userInput = req.body.query;
  233  const sanitized = userInput;
> 234  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  235  return res.json(results);
  236
↑ 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 (1)

Same root cause detected by other tools

low
Open Redis without auth
CheckovIaC

Asset & application

Application
ledger
acme/ledger
Asset
ledger-load-balancer-63
GCP · ap-southeast-2 · production
Owner
James Ortiz · Checkout
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

Remediation ticket

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SLA 7d · age 118d