adfinis document-merge-service up to 6.5.1 Template special elements used in a template engine

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in adfinis document-merge-service up to 6.5.1. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Template Handler. This manipulation causes improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-37301. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in adfinis document-merge-service up to 6.5.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Template Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-37301 since 06/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1221 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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Class: Improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine
CWE: CWE-1336 / CWE-791 / CWE-790
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Remote: Yes

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06/05/2024 🔍
06/11/2024 +6 days 🔍
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02/04/2026 +603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-v5gf-r78h-55q6
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-37301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-37301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268063

Entryinfo

Created: 06/11/2024 22:02
Updated: 02/04/2026 23:47
Changes: 06/11/2024 22:02 (62), 06/13/2024 18:32 (1), 02/04/2026 23:47 (5)
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