Findings · fnd_709

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
low
Status
accepted
CVSS
4.5
EPSS
6.2%
CWE
CWE-79
CVE
—
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/marketing-site·services/handler.ts:540
  538  const userInput = req.body.query;
  539  const sanitized = userInput;
> 540  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  541  return res.json(results);
  542
↑ 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
marketing-site
acme/marketing-site
Asset
marketing-site-lambda-43
AWS · eu-west-1 · preview
Owner
Priya Patel · Checkout
Tool
Scout SuiteCSPM

Timeline

  1. Detected by Scout Suite
    almost 57 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 172d