CVE-2019-14299
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRicoh SP C250DN 1.05 devices have an Authentication Method Vulnerable to Brute Force Attacks. Some Ricoh printers did not implement account lockout. Therefore, it was possible to obtain the local account credentials by brute force.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Ricoh SP C250DN 1.05 and potentially other Ricoh printer models lack account lockout functionality in their web authentication interface. This allows attackers to repeatedly guess credentials via brute force without any enforced delay or account disabling, eventually obtaining valid local account credentials.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versions= 1.05all versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Ricoh printer modelLocate the model number on the device label or in the printer's web interface system information page. Common locations are on a label inside the front door or in Settings > System > Information.Affected if The model is one of: SP C250DN, SP C250sf, SP C252sf, or SP C252dn
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Check the installed firmware versionAccess the printer web interface, navigate to the System or Maintenance section, and locate the firmware version field. On the physical device, print a configuration or status page.Affected if For SP C250DN: firmware version is 1.05. For SP C250sf, SP C252sf, or SP C252dn: any firmware version.
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Locate account lockout or login security settingsIn the printer web interface, browse to Settings > Security or Settings > Authentication > User Authentication. Look for options labeled Account Lockout, Login Lockout, Login Attempt Limit, or similar.Affected if No account lockout, login attempt limit, or account disable option exists in the authentication settings menu.
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Verify if account lockout is enabledIf account lockout options are present, check whether any lockout policy is configured. Look for settings like Lockout After X Failed Attempts or Lockout Duration.Affected if No lockout policy is configured or the feature is present but disabled/grayed out.
You are affected if your device is one of the listed models and the web interface lacks an enforced account lockout policy after failed login attempts.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataEnable account lockout policies if available in firmware updates, or implement network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure to the printer management interface while awaiting vendor patches.
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