CVE-2017-20156 Exciting Printer Argument prepare_page.rb command injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the URL argument in the prepare_page.rb file of the Exciting Printer library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-20156?
CVE-2017-20156 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Exciting Printer, published on 31 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-20156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Printer Project Printer.
How do I fix CVE-2017-20156?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-20156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2017-20156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-20156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62qp-2crg-44j2.