CVE-2023-41886

OpenRefine vulnerable to arbitrary file read in project import with mysql jdbc url attack

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2023 at 08:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenRefine

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
SSVC
PoC

Description

OpenRefine is a powerful free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.7.5, an arbitrary file read vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to read a file on a server. Version 3.7.5 fixes this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.7.5<= 3.7.4
Affected range stops below 3.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-89

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