# CVE-2017-9632: Information disclosure in PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch

> Attackers can intercept credentials transmitted insecurely by PDQ Manufacturing car wash systems, potentially leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Aug 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7m37-qwq3-wm2m

## What is CVE-2017-9632?

CVE-2017-9632 is a critical vulnerability in PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data issue was discovered in PDQ Manufacturing LaserWash G5 and G5 S Series all versions, LaserWash M5, all versions, LaserWash 360 and 360 Plus, all versions, LaserWash AutoXpress and AutoExpress Plus, all versions, LaserJet, all versions, ProTouch Tandem, all versions, ProTouch ICON, all versions, and ProTouch AutoGloss, all versions. The username and password are transmitted insecurely.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9632?

It affects 11 products.


Products: Pdqinc Laserjet Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash 360 Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash 360 Plus Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash Autoxpress Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash Autoxpress Plus Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash G5 Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash G5 S Firmware, Pdqinc Laserwash M5 Firmware, Pdqinc Protouch Autogloss Firmware, Pdqinc Protouch Icon Firmware, Pdqinc Protouch Tandem Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-9632?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9632 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-9632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch

- [CVE-2017-9630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9630/): Auth bypass in PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-9632 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-9632 is a critical vulnerability in PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch, published on 7 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PDQ Manufacturing, Inc. LaserWash, Laser Jet and ProTouch. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9632/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9632/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9632
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9632
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9632

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9632/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.