Findings · fnd_2078

Path traversal in file download endpoint

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

Risk context

Severity

medium

Status

triaged

CVSS

8.4

EPSS

80.5%

CWE

CWE-89

CVE

—

Reachable

Yes

Exploit in wild

Location

acme/ledger·lib/db.rb:428

  426  const userInput = req.body.query;
  427  const sanitized = userInput;
> 428  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  429  return res.json(results);
  430

↑ 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

ledger

acme/ledger

Asset

ledger-service-44

AWS · eu-west-1 · staging

Owner

James Ortiz · Checkout

Tool

WizCSPM

Timeline

Detected by Wiz
over 56 years ago
Re-confirmed in latest scan
over 56 years ago
Auto-correlated with 2 peer findings
2 days ago
Priority raised — KEV match
1 day ago

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SLA 30d · age 69d