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CVE-2020-28464: 
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2020-28464 affects the package djv before version 2.1.4. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the victim machine by controlling the schema file (NVD, Snyk). The vulnerability was disclosed on September 30, 2020 and published on January 4, 2021.

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Code Injection vulnerability (CWE-94) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 CRITICAL. The attack vector is network-based, requires low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. The vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system through remote code execution (Snyk).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability results in a total loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code with the privileges of the application running the vulnerable djv package (Snyk).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to upgrade the djv package to version 2.1.4 or higher. A patch has been released that sanitizes input to prevent code execution (GitHub PR).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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