Findings · fnd_860

Cross-site Scripting in profile renderer

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

Risk context

Severity
high
Status
triaged
CVSS
6.4
EPSS
85.7%
CWE
CWE-798
CVE
—
Reachable
Yes
Exploit in wild
No

Location

acme/auth-service·services/worker.py:564
  562  const userInput = req.body.query;
  563  const sanitized = userInput;
> 564  const results = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE name = '${sanitized}'`);
  565  return res.json(results);
  566
↑ 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
auth-service
acme/auth-service
Asset
auth-service-s3-bucket-40
AWS · ap-southeast-2 · dev
Owner
Elena Rossi · Growth
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 14d · age 59d