In short
- CVE-2023-37476 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting org.openrefine:main, openrefine (openrefine).
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.63%, higher than 50.0% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 3.7.4 or later.
Description
Impact
A carefully crafted malicious OpenRefine project tar file can be used to trigger arbitrary code execution if a user can be convinced to import it.
Patches
The vulnerability exists in all versions of OpenRefine up to and including 3.7.3. Users should update to OpenRefine 3.7.4 as soon as possible.
Workarounds
Only import OpenRefine projects from trusted sources.
References
A similar issue existed in the Create Project feature (CVE-2018-19859), which was fixed by PR #1901.
NVD description
OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for data processing. A carefully crafted malicious OpenRefine project tar file can be used to trigger arbitrary code execution in the context of the OpenRefine process if a user can be convinced to import it. The vulnerability exists in all versions of OpenRefine up to and including 3.7.3. Users should update to OpenRefine 3.7.4 as soon as possible. Users unable to upgrade should only import OpenRefine projects from trusted sources.
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