Findings · fnd_1450

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
medium
Status
accepted
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
46.4%
CWE
CWE-732
CVE
CVE-2022-29551
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
KEV

Location

acme/ledger·internal/worker.py:528
  526  const userInput = req.body.query;
  527  const sanitized = userInput;
> 528  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  529  return res.json(results);
  530
↑ 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 (2)

Same root cause detected by other tools

low
Open Redis without auth
CheckovIaCmedium
Cross-site Scripting in profile renderer
SnykSCA

Asset & application

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

Timeline

  1. Detected by Checkov
    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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