Findings · fnd_342

Terraform module pins old AMI with CVEs

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

Risk context

Severity
medium
Status
fixed
CVSS
7
EPSS
47.5%
CWE
CWE-89
CVE
CVE-2021-40798
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
KEV

Location

acme/user-svc·internal/client.go:516
  514  const userInput = req.body.query;
  515  const sanitized = userInput;
> 516  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  517  return res.json(results);
  518
↑ 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
user-svc
acme/user-svc
Asset
user-svc-lambda-60
AWS · ap-south-1 · production
Owner
Priya Patel · Infra
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 30d · age 74d