CVE-2020-28429

HIGHNVD 7.39.8▲Elevated

7.3

All versions of package geojson2kml are vulnerable to Command Injection via the index.js file. PoC: var a =require("geojson2kml"); a("./","& touch JHU",function(){})

CVSS v3: 7.3
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 99.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 23, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

report@snykhttps://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GEOJSON2KML-1050412
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GEOJSON2KML-1050412

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
npm	geojson2kml	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

npm(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
geojson2kml	—	—	—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Nucleihttp/cves/2020/CVE-2020-28429.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2020
geojson2kml - Command Injection
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-28429?

CVE-2020-28429 is a high vulnerability published on February 23, 2021. All versions of package geojson2kml are vulnerable to Command Injection via the index.js file. PoC: var a =require("geojson2kml"); a("./","& touch JHU",function(){})

When was CVE-2020-28429 disclosed?

CVE-2020-28429 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 23, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-28429 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-28429 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-28429?

CVE-2020-28429 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.8.

How do I remediate CVE-2020-28429?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-28429, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-28429

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