TI-2024-33227 Aliases CVE-2024-49760 GHSA-qfwq-6jh6-8xx4

OpenRefine has a path traversal in LoadLanguageCommand

LOW 32CWE-22Published 2024-10-24 · Updated 2024-10-25

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · High · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed OpenRefine (OpenRefine): 3.8.3org.openrefine:openrefine (Maven): 3.8.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
OpenRefine	OpenRefine	before 3.8.3	3.8.3	Patch available	CNA
—	org.openrefine:openrefine (Maven)	before 3.8.3	3.8.3	Patch available	GHSA-qfwq-6jh6-8xx4

OpenRefine VendorOpenRefine Affected before 3.8.3 Fixed in 3.8.3 Patch available CNA
org.openrefine:openrefine (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.8.3 Fixed in 3.8.3 Patch available GHSA-qfwq-6jh6-8xx4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openrefine:openrefine::::::::	before 3.8.3	Vulnerable	OpenRefine

cpe:2.3:a:openrefine:openrefine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.8.3 Vulnerable ·OpenRefine

Remediation

Fix · CNA OpenRefine (OpenRefine) Fixed in 3.8.3
Fix · GHSA-qfwq-6jh6-8xx4 org.openrefine:openrefine (Maven) Fixed in 3.8.3 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49760
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qfwq-6jh6-8xx4

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/commit/24d084052dc55426fe460f2a17524fd18d28b20c

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine

TI-2023-22279 Remote Code exec in project import with mysql jdbc url attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-32135 OpenRefine's SQLite integration allows filesystem access, remote code execution (RCE) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2024-32133 OpenRefine's PreviewExpressionCommand, which is eval, lacks protection against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-22278 OpenRefine vulnerable to arbitrary file read in project import with mysql jdbc url attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-32134 OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability from POST request in ExportRowsCommand CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2024-32132 Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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