Findings · fnd_2182

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
info
Status
false positive
CVSS
6
EPSS
56.4%
CWE
CWE-798
CVE
CVE-2020-4392
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/vault·src/api/db.rb:412
  410  const userInput = req.body.query;
  411  const sanitized = userInput;
> 412  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  413  return res.json(results);
  414
↑ 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
vault
acme/vault
Asset
vault-service-3
AWS · eu-west-1 · qa
Owner
Elena Rossi · Identity
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

Remediation ticket

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SLA 180d · age 125d