CVE-2017-20156

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited from the same network segment with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2022-12-31 10:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 01:15 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2022-12-31 10:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 01:15 UTC

Exploit probability

2.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-77 · Command injection

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Printer Project Printer < 2017-07-08

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Adjacent network

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

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