# CVE-2023-41887: OpenRefine Remote Code execution in project import with mysql jdbc url attack

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41887-openrefine-remote-code-execution-in-project-import-with-mysql  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-09-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-41887 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-12

OpenRefine Remote Code execution in project import with mysql jdbc url attack

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-41887 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-41887 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-41887?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 September 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.openrefine:database (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.7.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-41887?** Yes. org.openrefine:database (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-41887?** Check whether you run org.openrefine:database (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:database (Maven): upgrade to 3.7.5 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.openrefine:database to 3.7.5 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.openrefine:database (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.7.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-41887
- GHSA-p3r5-x3hr-gpg5

## Related threats

- [OpenRefine's SQLite integration allows filesystem access, remote code execution (RCE)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-47881-openrefine-s-sqlite-integration-allows-filesystem-access-remote)
- [OpenRefine JDBC Attack Vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23833-openrefine-jdbc-attack-vulnerability)
- [OpenRefine vulnerable to arbitrary file read in project import with mysql jdbc url attack](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41886-openrefine-vulnerable-to-arbitrary-file-read-in-project-import)