Path Traversal in Openrefine

CVE-2024-49760

OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. The load-language command expects a `lang` parameter from which it constructs the path of the localization file to load, of the form `translations-$LANG.json`. But when doing so in versions prior to 3.8.3, it does not check that the resulting path is in the expected directory, which means that this command could be exploited to read other JSON files on the file system. Version 3.8.3 addresses this issue.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49760?
CVE-2024-49760 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openrefine, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-10-24.
How severe is CVE-2024-49760?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49760 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.