Findings · fnd_2038

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
medium
Status
open
CVSS
7.7
EPSS
25.7%
CWE
CWE-502
CVE
CVE-2024-46974
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
KEV

Location

acme/checkout-api·src/api/auth.java:409
  407  const userInput = req.body.query;
  408  const sanitized = userInput;
> 409  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  410  return res.json(results);
  411
↑ 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
checkout-api
acme/checkout-api
Asset
checkout-api-vm-21
GCP · ap-south-1 · dev
Owner
Priya Patel · Growth
Tool
SnykSCA

Timeline

  1. Detected by Snyk
    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 30d · age 86d