CVE-2017-20156 json
Exciting Printer Argument prepare_page.rb command injection
published 2022-12-31 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11161
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Exciting Printer and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file lib/printer/jobs/prepare_page.rb of the component Argument Handler. The manipulation of the argument URL leads to command injection. The patch is named 5f8c715d6e2cc000f621a6833f0a86a673462136. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217139.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 5.2 | AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Exciting Printer
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
References
-
github.com
/exciting-io/printer/commit/5f8c715d6e2cc000f621a6833f0a86a673462136
patch
-
vuldb.com
/?id.217139
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
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vuldb.com
/?ctiid.217139
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/exciting-io/printer/issues/56
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-20156
- NVD CVE-2017-20156
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