Findings · fnd_827

IAM role with wildcard permissions

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
4
EPSS
30.8%
CWE
CWE-918
CVE
CVE-2025-38237
Reachable
No
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/vault·services/worker.py:462
  460  const userInput = req.body.query;
  461  const sanitized = userInput;
> 462  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  463  return res.json(results);
  464
↑ 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-lambda-45
AWS · eu-west-1 · dev
Owner
Elena Rossi · Identity
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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