diff --git a/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-pr-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-pr-scan.yml
index 4803c26..2255ac7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-pr-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-pr-scan.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-scan.yml
index d52e9aa..0e28b7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cycode-sast-scan.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@a26af69be951a213d495a4c3e4e4022e16d87065 # v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@a309ff8b426b58ec0e2a45f0f869d46889d02405 # v6.2.0
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
diff --git a/vulnerable_apps/login_handler.py b/vulnerable_apps/login_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3c8bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vulnerable_apps/login_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+"""
+Login Handler — Web endpoint for user authentication
+Exposes the authentication module over HTTP
+"""
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+import sqlite3
+import hashlib
+
+app = Flask(__name__)
+
+
+@app.route('/login', methods=['POST'])
+def login():
+    """Handle login form submission"""
+    username = request.form.get('username')
+    password = request.form.get('password')
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('app.db')
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+    # Vulnerable: user-controlled input flows directly into SQL query
+    query = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username = '" + username + "' AND password = '" + password + "'"
+    cursor.execute(query)
+
+    user = cursor.fetchone()
+    conn.close()
+
+    if user:
+        return jsonify({'status': 'success', 'user': user[0]})
+    return jsonify({'status': 'unauthorized'}), 401
+
+
+@app.route('/search', methods=['GET'])
+def search_users():
+    """Search users by name"""
+    name = request.args.get('name', '')
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('app.db')
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+
+    # Vulnerable: query parameter unsanitized in SQL
+    cursor.execute("SELECT username, email FROM users WHERE username LIKE '%" + name + "%'")
+
+    results = cursor.fetchall()
+    conn.close()
+    return jsonify({'results': results})
+
+
+@app.route('/register', methods=['POST'])
+def register():
+    """Register a new user"""
+    username = request.form.get('username')
+    password = request.form.get('password')
+
+    # Vulnerable: MD5 is cryptographically broken for password storage
+    password_hash = hashlib.md5(password.encode()).hexdigest()
+
+    conn = sqlite3.connect('app.db')
+    cursor = conn.cursor()
+    cursor.execute("INSERT INTO users (username, password) VALUES (?, ?)", (username, password_hash))
+    conn.commit()
+    conn.close()
+
+    return jsonify({'status': 'created'}), 201
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app.run(debug=True)