{"id":"CVE-2024-47878","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47878","EUVD-2024-3105","GHSA-pw3x-c5vp-mfc3","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47878","USN-7260-1"],"status":"published","title":"Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt)","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00462,"percentile":0.40351,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"published":"2024-10-24T17:54:25Z","modified":"2026-11-02T12:03:03Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.openrefine:extensions","fixed_in":["3.8.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"openrefine","fixed_in":["3.6.2-2+deb12u3"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"openrefine","fixed_in":["3.8.7-1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","fixed_in":["3.5.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","fixed_in":["3.7.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.openrefine:extensions","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.8.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.2-2+deb12u3"}]}],"versions":["3.6.2-2","3.6.2-2+deb12u1","3.6.2-2+deb12u2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.8.7-1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.openrefine:extensions","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.8.3"}]}],"versions":["3.6-beta1","3.6-beta2","3.6-rc1","3.6.0","3.6.1","3.6.2","3.7-beta1","3.7-beta2","3.7.0","3.7.2","3.8-beta1","3.8-beta5","3.8.0","3.8.1","3.8.2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.5.2-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.7.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.6.2-3","3.7.6-1","3.7.7-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.5.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.5.2-1"],"bundled":10},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","package":"openrefine","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.7.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["3.6.2-3","3.7.6-1","3.7.7-1"],"bundled":10}],"products":[{"vendor":"openrefine","product":"openrefine"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/security/advisories/GHSA-pw3x-c5vp-mfc3","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/commit/10bf0874d67f1018a58b3732332d76b840192fea","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47878","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pw3x-c5vp-mfc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/47xxx/CVE-2024-47878.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-47878","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47878","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47878","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7260-1","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-37476","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-41886","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-41887","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-23833","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47879","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47880","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47881","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47882","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-49760","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2024-47878","title":"Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt)","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:11:19.814Z","modified":"2024-10-28T13:00:42.86Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:57.638551Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-3105","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:11:19Z","modified":"2024-10-28T13:00:42Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:05:16.619611Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-pw3x-c5vp-mfc3","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt)","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping.\n\nAn attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine.\n\n### Details\n\nThe `state` GET parameter is read from:\n\n* extensions/gdata/module/MOD-INF/controller.js:105\n\nIt is used (as `$state`) in:\n\n* extensions/gdata/module/authorized.vt:43\n\nThere is no check that the state has the expected format (base64-encoded JSON with values like \"openrefine123...\" and \"cb123...\"), or that the page was indeed opened as part of the authorization flow.\n\n### PoC\n\nNavigate to:\n\n    http://localhost:3333/extension/gdata/authorized?state=%22,alert(1),%22\u0026error=\n\nAn alert box pops up.\n\nThe gdata extension needs to be present. No other configuration is needed; specifically, it is not required to have a client ID or client secret set.\n\n### Impact\n\nExecution of arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser. The attacker-provided code can do anything the user can do, including deleting projects, retrieving database passwords, or executing arbitrary Jython or Closure expressions, if those extensions are also present.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T17:54:25Z","modified":"2024-10-30T19:03:08Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:14.769863Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-47878","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:12.293Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:57:54.28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:34.877798Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-47878","title":"Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt)","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:11:19.814Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:54:33.338496517Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:43.253252Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47878","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:12.293Z","modified":"2026-11-02T12:03:03.568898802Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:43.798789Z"},{"id":"GHSA-pw3x-c5vp-mfc3","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt)","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping.\n\nAn attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine.\n\n### Details\n\nThe `state` GET parameter is read from:\n\n* extensions/gdata/module/MOD-INF/controller.js:105\n\nIt is used (as `$state`) in:\n\n* extensions/gdata/module/authorized.vt:43\n\nThere is no check that the state has the expected format (base64-encoded JSON with values like \"openrefine123...\" and \"cb123...\"), or that the page was indeed opened as part of the authorization flow.\n\n### PoC\n\nNavigate to:\n\n    http://localhost:3333/extension/gdata/authorized?state=%22,alert(1),%22\u0026error=\n\nAn alert box pops up.\n\nThe gdata extension needs to be present. No other configuration is needed; specifically, it is not required to have a client ID or client secret set.\n\n### Impact\n\nExecution of arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser. The attacker-provided code can do anything the user can do, including deleting projects, retrieving database passwords, or executing arbitrary Jython or Closure expressions, if those extensions are also present.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T17:54:25Z","modified":"2024-10-30T19:23:08.623533Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"4.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:53.700556Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47878","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `/extension/gdata/authorized` endpoint includes the `state` GET parameter verbatim in a `\u003cscript\u003e` tag in the output, so without escaping. An attacker could lead or redirect a user to a crafted URL containing JavaScript code, which would then cause that code to be executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. Version 3.8.3 fixes this issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:34:20.300152Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:55:06.818511Z"},{"id":"USN-7260-1","title":"openrefine vulnerabilities","description":"It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly handle opening tar\nfiles. If a user or application were tricked into opening a crafted tar\nfile, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-37476)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine incorrectly handled file permissions and\nuser authentication. An unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this\nissue to leak sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-41886, CVE-2023-41887)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly disallow database\nsettings to be modified when queried. An attacker could possibly use this\nissue to leak sensitive information. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-23833)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly sanitize the GET\nparameter for authorized commands, leading to a cross site scripting\nvulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47878)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly prevent cross-site\nrequest forgery when running the preview-expression command. If a user or\napplication were tricked into opening a specially crafted webpage, an\nattacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2024-47879)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly handle HTTP headers.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2024-47880)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine incorrectly handled database extensions.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2024-47881)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly escape HTML tags in\nexception messages, which could enable code injection. If a user or\napplication were tricked into opening a malicious file, an attacker could\nuse this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47882)\n\nIt was discovered that OpenRefine did not correctly handle paths when\nexecuting the load-language command. An attacker could possibly use this\nissue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-49760)\n","status":"published","published":"2025-02-10T03:32:44Z","modified":"2026-04-27T17:43:15.654565Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:18.876384Z"}]}}