Exciting Printer Argument prepare_page.rb command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exciting | Printer | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Printer VendorExciting Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:printer_project:printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2017-07-08 | Vulnerable | Printer Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:printer_project:printer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2017-07-08 Vulnerable ·Printer Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-20156
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-62qp-2crg-44j2
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-20156 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-20156 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-62qp-2crg-44j2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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