First published: Fri Dec 14 2018(Updated: )
The data import functionality in OpenRefine through 3.1 allows an XML External Entity (XXE) attack through a crafted (zip) file, allowing attackers to read arbitrary files.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Openrefine Openrefine | <=3.1 |
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The vulnerability ID of this OpenRefine vulnerability is CVE-2018-20157.
The severity of CVE-2018-20157 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.
The vulnerability in OpenRefine through 3.1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files through a crafted (zip) file by exploiting an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.
The software version affected by CVE-2018-20157 is OpenRefine up to and including version 3.1.
Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2018-20157. It is recommended to update OpenRefine to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability.