Findings · fnd_2473

JWT signed with weak HS256 secret

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

Risk context

Severity
low
Status
open
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
99.6%
CWE
CWE-732
CVE
—
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/recs-engine·lib/db.rb:696
  694  const userInput = req.body.query;
  695  const sanitized = userInput;
> 696  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  697  return res.json(results);
  698
↑ 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
recs-engine
acme/recs-engine
Asset
recs-engine-k8s-cluster-51
AWS · ap-south-1 · sandbox
Owner
Priya Patel · Platform
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

Remediation ticket

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SLA 90d · age 134d