Findings · fnd_2202

Hardcoded AWS access key in source

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

Risk context

Severity
critical
Status
triaged
CVSS
7.6
EPSS
12.3%
CWE
CWE-79
CVE
CVE-2020-6937
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/orders-api·lib/worker.py:668
  666  const userInput = req.body.query;
  667  const sanitized = userInput;
> 668  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  669  return res.json(results);
  670
↑ 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
orders-api
acme/orders-api
Asset
orders-api-lambda-7
AZURE · eu-central-1 · staging
Owner
Diego Luna · Data
Tool
Scout SuiteCSPM

Timeline

  1. Detected by Scout Suite
    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 7d · age 87d