OpenRefine up to 3.8.2 Header Content-Type cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in OpenRefine up to 3.8.2. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Type leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-47880. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenRefine up to 3.8.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument Content-Type with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

OpenRefine is a free, open source tool for working with messy data. Prior to version 3.8.3, the `export-rows` command can be used in such a way that it reflects part of the request verbatim, with a Content-Type header also taken from the request. An attacker could lead a user to a malicious page that submits a form POST that contains embedded JavaScript code. This code would then be included in the response, along with an attacker-controlled `Content-Type` header, and so potentially executed in the victim's browser as if it was part of OpenRefine. The attacker-provided code can do anything the user can do, including deleting projects, retrieving database passwords, or executing arbitrary Jython or Closure expressions, if those extensions are also present. The attacker must know a valid project ID of a project that contains at least one row. Version 3.8.3 fixes the issue.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-47880 since 10/04/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215187 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : OpenRefine vulnerabilities (USN-7260-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8060477fa53842ebabf43b63e039745932fa629d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215187). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• OpenRefine

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• 3.8.0
• 3.8.1
• 3.8.2

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/

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