# CVE-2024-47879: OpenRefine's PreviewExpressionCommand, which is eval, lacks protection against cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-47879-openrefine-s-previewexpressioncommand-which-is-eval-lacks  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-10-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-47879 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-10-24

OpenRefine's PreviewExpressionCommand, which is eval, lacks protection against cross-site request forgery (CSRF)

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-2024-47879 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-47879 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-47879?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 October 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.openrefine:main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-47879?** Yes. org.openrefine:main (Maven): upgrade to 3.8.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-47879?** 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 3.8.3 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.openrefine:main to 3.8.3 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.openrefine:main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-47879
- GHSA-3jm4-c6qf-jrh3

## Related threats

- [OpenRefine Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-41401-openrefine-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability)
- [OpenRefine vulnerable to zip slip in project import](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-37476-openrefine-vulnerable-to-zip-slip-in-project-import)
- [OpenRefine Directory Traversal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-19859-openrefine-directory-traversal)