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CVE-2018-19859

OpenRefine Directory Traversal

6.5 MediumPublic exploitFix available

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.44%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
CVE-2018-19859
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
CVE-2018-19859
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3704 No score

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
EUVD-2022-3704
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6fv-fjg8-4m6w 6.5

OpenRefine Directory Traversal

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
GHSA-f6fv-fjg8-4m6w
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
CVE-2018-19859
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f6fv-fjg8-4m6w 6.5

OpenRefine Directory Traversal

OpenRefine before 3.2 beta allows directory traversal via a relative pathname in a ZIP archive.

Record
GHSA-f6fv-fjg8-4m6w
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.openrefine:main
Maven
before 3.2-beta
3.2-beta

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
PoC in GitHubWhiteOakSecurity/CVE-2018-198592020-10-22

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-19859 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openrefine, published December 5, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.44%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in org.openrefine:main 3.2-beta.

References

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