CVE-2023-41887 Remote Code exec in project import with mysql jdbc url attack

What is CVE-2023-41887?

CVE-2023-41887 is a critical code injection vulnerability in OpenRefine, published on 15 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OpenRefine is a powerful free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.7.5, a remote code execution vulnerability allows any unauthenticated user to execute code on the server. Version 3.7.5 has a patch for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41887?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.openrefine:database. It affects 1 product.

Products include Openrefine Openrefine.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41887?

Upgrade org.openrefine:database to 3.7.5 or later.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-41887 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-41887 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in OpenRefine

• CVE-2024-47878 Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in GData extension (authorized.vt) High 8.1
• CVE-2024-47880 OpenRefine has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability from POST request in ExportRowsCommand High 8.1
• CVE-2024-47881 OpenRefine's SQLite integration allows filesystem access, remote code execution (RCE) High 8.1
• CVE-2024-47879 OpenRefine's PreviewExpressionCommand, which is eval, lacks protection against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) High 7.6
• CVE-2024-23833 OpenRefine JDBC Attack Vulnerability High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41887, GHSA-p3r5-x3hr-gpg5, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41887.