CVE-2024-37301: document-merge-service vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Server-Side Template Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-1336

Description

Document Merge Service is a document template merge service providing an API to manage templates and merge them with given data. Versions 6.5.1 and prior are vulnerable to remote code execution via server-side template injection which, when executed as root, can result in full takeover of the affected system. As of time of publication, no patched version exists, nor have any known workarounds been disclosed.

Affected products

adfinis Document Merge Service: through 6.5.1

References

https://github.com/adfinis/document-merge-service/commit/a1edd39d33d1bdf75c31ea01c317547be90ca074
https://github.com/adfinis/document-merge-service/security/advisories/GHSA-v5gf-r78h-55q6
https://github.com/adfinis/document-merge-service/commit/a1edd39d33d1bdf75c31ea01c317547be90ca074
https://github.com/adfinis/document-merge-service/security/advisories/GHSA-v5gf-r78h-55q6

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