Findings · fnd_16

JWT signed with weak HS256 secret

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

Risk context

Severity
high
Status
fixed
CVSS
9.2
EPSS
78.6%
CWE
CWE-502
CVE
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/billing-svc·services/auth.java:541
  539  const userInput = req.body.query;
  540  const sanitized = userInput;
> 541  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  542  return res.json(results);
  543
↑ 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
billing-svc
acme/billing-svc
Asset
billing-svc-iam-role-61
AWS · us-west-2 · qa
Owner
Priya Patel · Data
Tool
SemgrepSAST

Timeline

  1. Detected by Semgrep
    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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