Findings · fnd_245

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
high
Status
false positive
CVSS
9.9
EPSS
43.3%
CWE
CWE-798
CVE
CVE-2020-22804
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/inventory-svc·src/api/db.rb:140
  138  const userInput = req.body.query;
  139  const sanitized = userInput;
> 140  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  141  return res.json(results);
  142
↑ 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-iam-role-10
AZURE · eu-central-1 · qa
Owner
Marcus Wei · ML
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 14d · age 73d