Findings · fnd_2187

Dependency confusion risk on internal package

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
4.1
EPSS
86.7%
CWE
CWE-287
CVE
CVE-2021-5565
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/inventory-svc·src/api/auth.java:62
  60  const userInput = req.body.query;
  61  const sanitized = userInput;
> 62  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  63  return res.json(results);
  64
↑ 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
inventory-svc
acme/inventory-svc
Asset
inventory-svc-service-10
AZURE · eu-west-1 · preview
Owner
Marcus Wei · ML
Tool
CheckovIaC

Timeline

  1. Detected by Checkov
    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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SLA 30d · age 64d