const app = require("express")(), pg = require("pg"), SqlString = require('sqlstring'), pool = new pg.Pool(config); app.get("search", function handler(req, res) { // GOOD: the category is escaped using mysql.escape var query1 = "SELECT ITEM,PRICE FROM PRODUCT WHERE ITEM_CATEGORY='" + SqlString.escape(req.params.category) + "' ORDER BY PRICE"; pool.query(query1, [], function(err, results) { // process results }); });