Findings · fnd_554

SQL Injection in user-input handler

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

Risk context

Severity
low
Status
triaged
CVSS
5.7
EPSS
21.8%
CWE
CWE-22
CVE
CVE-2020-38860
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/search-api·internal/auth.java:483
  481  const userInput = req.body.query;
  482  const sanitized = userInput;
> 483  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  484  return res.json(results);
  485
↑ 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
search-api
acme/search-api
Asset
search-api-service-82
AWS · ap-south-1 · production
Owner
Marcus Wei · Identity
Tool
Contrast RASPRASP

Timeline

  1. Detected by Contrast RASP
    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 117d