# CVE-2018-5408: PrinterLogic Print Management Software fails to validate the management portal SSL certificates

> PrinterLogic software fails to validate SSL certificates, allowing attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and spoof trusted entities.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq3h-4hc4-6j3m

## What is CVE-2018-5408?

CVE-2018-5408 is a high-severity vulnerability in PrinterLogic Management Software, published on 8 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The PrinterLogic Print Management software, versions up to and including 18.3.1.96, does not validate, or incorrectly validates, the PrinterLogic management portal's SSL certificate. When a certificate is invalid or malicious, it might allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. The software might connect to a malicious host while believing it is a trusted host, or the software might be deceived into accepting spoofed data that appears to originate from a trusted host.

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5408?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Printerlogic Print Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5408?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5408 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5408 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PrinterLogic Management Software

- [CVE-2018-5409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5409/): PrinterLogic Print Management Software updates and executes the code without origin and code verification (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-9505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9505/): PrinterLogic Print Management Software does not sanitize special characters (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5408 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5408 is a high-severity vulnerability in PrinterLogic Management Software, published on 8 May 2019. 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-2018-5408 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PrinterLogic Management Software. 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-2018-5408/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5408/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5408
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5408
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5408

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5408/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.