CVE-2017-20156

Name: CVE-2017-20156
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-31T10:15:09.183+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.06%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-20156 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.06%

78.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-77

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Printer Project	Printer	< 2017-07-08

References

https://github.com/exciting-io/printer/commit/5f8c715d6e2cc000f621a6833f0a86a673462136Patch
https://github.com/exciting-io/printer/issues/56Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217139Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217139Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/exciting-io/printer/commit/5f8c715d6e2cc000f621a6833f0a86a673462136Patch
https://github.com/exciting-io/printer/issues/56Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217139Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.217139Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 31, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-20156?

How severe is CVE-2017-20156?

CVE-2017-20156 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-20156?

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Source: NVD / NIST