# CVE-2018-19859: OpenRefine Directory Traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-19859-openrefine-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-19859 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

OpenRefine Directory Traversal

Technologies: [org.openrefine:main (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-openrefine-main). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-19859 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-19859 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-19859?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.openrefine:main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2-beta.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-19859?** Yes. org.openrefine:main (Maven): upgrade to 3.2-beta or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-19859?** Check whether you run org.openrefine:main (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.openrefine:main (Maven): upgrade to 3.2-beta or later

  ```sh
  # set org.openrefine:main to 3.2-beta in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.openrefine:main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.2-beta

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-19859
- GHSA-f6fv-fjg8-4m6w

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