Findings · fnd_297

Unencrypted RDS snapshot

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

Risk context

Severity
critical
Status
open
CVSS
8.4
EPSS
36.3%
CWE
CWE-918
CVE
—
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/vault·lib/worker.py:727
  725  const userInput = req.body.query;
  726  const sanitized = userInput;
> 727  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  728  return res.json(results);
  729
↑ 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-rds-36
AWS · ap-southeast-2 · qa
Owner
Elena Rossi · Identity
Tool
CheckmarxSAST

Timeline

  1. Detected by Checkmarx
    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 135d