{"id":77997,"date":"2025-09-27T06:32:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T06:32:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T19:43:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T01:43:48","slug":"cve-2025-34199-mitm-attacks-enabled-by-insecure-defaults-and-code-patterns-in-vasion-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34199-mitm-attacks-enabled-by-insecure-defaults-and-code-patterns-in-vasion-print\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-34199: MitM Attacks Enabled by Insecure Defaults and Code Patterns in Vasion Print<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is awash with various threats, and one of the most recent and significant is CVE-2025-34199. This vulnerability affects Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host and Application versions prior to 22.0.1049 and 20.0.2786 respectively. It exposes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8067-udisks-daemon-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85760\">systems to potential<\/a> man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to insecure defaults and code patterns that disable TLS\/SSL certificate verification for communications to printers and internal microservices. As a result, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55443-android-telpo-mdm-exposes-sensitive-data-in-plaintext\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89312\">sensitive data<\/a>, including print jobs, configuration, and authentication tokens, are at risk of interception, modification, or even disruption by an opportunistic attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-34199<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS score 8.1<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85559\">Potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1352868317\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34192-critical-security-vulnerability-in-vasion-print-due-to-outdated-openssl-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89475\">Vasion Print<\/a> Virtual Appliance Host | Prior to 22.0.1049<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-34205-critical-php-dead-code-vulnerability-in-vasion-print-virtual-appliance-host\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89831\">Vasion Print<\/a> Application | Prior to 20.0.2786<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58176-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dive-mcp-host-desktop-application\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86337\">vulnerability lies in the Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host<\/a> and Application&#8217;s use of libcurl\/PHP transport options and environment variables. These are set to disable CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST and CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, and turn off verification for gateway and microservice endpoints. This results in the client accepting TLS connections without validating server certificates, and in some cases, using clear-text HTTP. As a result, an attacker who can intercept network traffic between the product and printers or microservices can eavesdrop on and modify sensitive data, inject malicious payloads, or disrupt service.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1453731651\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>While specific exploit code is beyond the scope of this article, the conceptual example below illustrates the potential for such an attack:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/printjob\/12345 HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerableprinter.example.com\n\/\/The attacker intercepts the request and modifies the print job data.\n{ &quot;print_data&quot;: &quot;Malicious content injected here&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, an attacker intercepts the HTTP request for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24780-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-printcart-web-to-print-product-designer-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91245\">print job and injects<\/a> malicious content, thereby demonstrating the potential for abuse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most effective method of mitigating this vulnerability is by applying the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be immediately applied, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. These tools can help detect and block potential exploit attempts. However, it is crucial to note that these are temporary measures and the official patch should be applied as soon as possible to fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-46916-critical-vulnerability-in-diebold-nixdorf-vynamic-security-suite-allows-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86011\">secure your systems<\/a>.<br \/>\nContinuously monitoring your systems for unusual activity and regularly updating all software components to their latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86010\">versions can also help in preventing such vulnerabilities<\/a>. As always, maintaining a robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/ameeba-announces-cybersecurity-internship-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87705\">cybersecurity<\/a> posture is the best defense against potential threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is awash with various threats, and one of the most recent and significant is CVE-2025-34199. This vulnerability affects Vasion Print Virtual Appliance Host and Application versions prior to 22.0.1049 and 20.0.2786 respectively. It exposes systems to potential man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks due to insecure defaults and code patterns that disable TLS\/SSL certificate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-77997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77997"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84270,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77997\/revisions\/84270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=77997"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=77997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}