Skip to main content
Public proof of conceptFix available

CVE-2023-41886

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-09-15
  • Fixed in3.7.5
  • WeaknessCWE-89

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-1521:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-41886?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-41886?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Openrefine
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.7< 3.7.53.7.5

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • OpenRefine
    Affected
    • = <= 3.7.4no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-15

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • openrefineUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.7.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • openrefineUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.5.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • openrefineDebian:13all versions · fixed in 3.7.5-1
  • openrefineDebian:12all versions · fixed in 3.6.2-2+deb12u2

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Openrefine to 3.7.5

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-09-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qqh2-wvmv-h72m

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41886?

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.

Is CVE-2023-41886 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-41886, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-41886?

CVE-2023-41886 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Running openrefine? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record