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.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7260-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly handle opening tar files. If a user or application were     tricked into opening a crafted tar file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary     code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-37476)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine incorrectly handled file permissions and user authentication. An     unauthenticated attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information or execute arbitrary     code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-41886, CVE-2023-41887)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly disallow database settings to be modified when queried.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu     22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-23833)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly sanitize the GET parameter for authorized commands,     leading to a cross site scripting vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute     arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47878)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly prevent cross-site request forgery when running the     preview-expression command. If a user or application were tricked into opening a specially crafted     webpage, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47879)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly handle HTTP headers. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47880)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine incorrectly handled database extensions. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47881)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not properly escape HTML tags in exception messages, which could     enable code injection. If a user or application were tricked into opening a malicious file, an attacker     could use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-47882)

    It was discovered that OpenRefine did not correctly handle paths when executing the load-language command.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-49760)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2024-47880)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
215187	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenRefine vulnerabilities (USN-7260-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
411968	SCA: security update for org.openrefine:openrefine (GHSA-79jv-5226-783f)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
411968	SCA: security update for org.openrefine:openrefine (GHSA-79jv-5226-783f)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high

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