Findings · fnd_1978

Cross-site Scripting in profile renderer

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
8
EPSS
18.5%
CWE
CWE-502
CVE
CVE-2023-40991
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
KEV

Location

acme/cart-web·src/api/auth.java:216
  214  const userInput = req.body.query;
  215  const sanitized = userInput;
> 216  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  217  return res.json(results);
  218
↑ 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
cart-web
acme/cart-web
Asset
cart-web-container-43
AWS · eu-west-1 · qa
Owner
Robert King · Mobile
Tool
TruffleHogSecrets

Timeline

  1. Detected by TruffleHog
    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 90d · age 105d