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CVE-2023-37476 json

Zip slip in OpenRefine

published 3y ago modified 2mo ago also GHSA-m88m-crr9-jvqq , EUVD-2023-2096

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.openrefine:main 3.7.4
  • openrefine Debian 12 3.6.2-2+deb12u1
  • openrefine Debian 13 3.6.2-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-37476

  • openrefine Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS 3.5.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • openrefine Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 3.7.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2023-37476

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2y ago

Exploit prediction

0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-15).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.openrefine:main
<3.7.4
3.7.4

Affected products

  • OpenRefine OpenRefine

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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