{"id":"CVE-2024-47880","aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47880","EUVD-2024-2977","GHSA-79jv-5226-783f","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47880","USN-7260-1"],"status":"published","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability from POST request in ExportRowsCommand","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the 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":"2026-11-09","score":0.00377,"percentile":0.31981,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-348","CWE-79"],"published":"2024-10-24T18:00:06Z","modified":"2026-11-02T12:03:03Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.openrefine:openrefine","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:openrefine","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:openrefine","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-79jv-5226-783f","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web","report"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/commit/8060477fa53842ebabf43b63e039745932fa629d","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47880","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-79jv-5226-783f"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/47xxx/CVE-2024-47880.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-47880","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47880","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47880","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-2024-47878","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47879","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-2024-47880","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability from POST request in ExportRowsCommand","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:21:49.595Z","modified":"2024-10-28T12:59:44.139Z","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","CWE-348"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:57.302325Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2024-2977","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:21:49Z","modified":"2024-10-28T12:59:44Z","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-79jv-5226-783f","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) from POST request in ExportRowsCommand","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request.\n\nAn attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine.\n\nThe attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row.\n\n### Details\n\nThe malicious form sets `contentType` to `text/html` (ExportRowsCommand.java line 101) and `preview` to `true` (line 107). This combination causes the browser to treat what OpenRefine thinks of as an export preview as a regular webpage.\n\nIt would be safer if the `export-rows` command did not allow overriding the Content-Type header at all, instead relying on the exporter to provide the correct Content-Type. It could also require a CSRF token. As an additional measure, it could add a Content-Security-Policy header to the response disabling scripts and such entirely.\n\nAt least the CSV exporter (`separator` and `lineSeparator` fields) and templating exporter (any field) are affected. It may also be possible to inject into the `dateSettings.custom` field or the SQL exporter default value field, if the project contains date or null cells.\n\n### PoC\n\nAn example form that demonstrates the issue is available on https://wandernauta.nl/os/.\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":"2024-10-24T18:00:06Z","modified":"2024-10-30T19:03:20Z","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","CWE-348"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:38:14.769863Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-47880","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:12.75Z","modified":"2026-06-17T07:57:54.503Z","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":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-79","CWE-348"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:10:34.877798Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2024-47880","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability from POST request in ExportRowsCommand","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T20:21:49.595Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:54:32.927108071Z","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-348","CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:43.253252Z"},{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47880","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:12.75Z","modified":"2026-11-02T12:03:03.679682954Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:43.798789Z"},{"id":"GHSA-79jv-5226-783f","title":"OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) from POST request in ExportRowsCommand","description":"### Summary\n\nThe `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request.\n\nAn attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine.\n\nThe attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row.\n\n### Details\n\nThe malicious form sets `contentType` to `text/html` (ExportRowsCommand.java line 101) and `preview` to `true` (line 107). This combination causes the browser to treat what OpenRefine thinks of as an export preview as a regular webpage.\n\nIt would be safer if the `export-rows` command did not allow overriding the Content-Type header at all, instead relying on the exporter to provide the correct Content-Type. It could also require a CSRF token. As an additional measure, it could add a Content-Security-Policy header to the response disabling scripts and such entirely.\n\nAt least the CSV exporter (`separator` and `lineSeparator` fields) and templating exporter (any field) are affected. It may also be possible to inject into the `dateSettings.custom` field or the SQL exporter default value field, if the project contains date or null cells.\n\n### PoC\n\nAn example form that demonstrates the issue is available on https://wandernauta.nl/os/.\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":"2024-10-24T18:00:06Z","modified":"2024-10-30T19:23:24.853407Z","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-348","CWE-79"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:40.657155Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47880","description":"OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains  embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. 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. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.","status":"published","published":"2024-10-24T21:15:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:43:15.878996Z","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":6.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/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"}]}}