SUPPORT COMMUNICATION- SECURITY BULLETIN HPSBPI03660 rev. 1 - HP Inkjet Printers Account Lockout Issue

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-18917  

A potential security vulnerability has been identified for certain HP Printers and All-in-Ones that would allow bypassing account lockout.

Potential Security Impact:
Account lockout bypass
Source: HP, HP Product Security Response Team (PSRT)
Reported by: Alexander Drabek, Logically Secure Limited

VULNERABILITY SUMMARY

A potential security vulnerability has been identified for certain HP Printers and All-in-Ones that would allow bypassing account lockout.
Reference Number
CVE-2019-18917, PSR-2019-0235
SUPPORTED SOFTWARE VERSIONS*: ONLY impacted versions are listed.
Please refer to the RESOLUTION section below for a list of potentially impacted products.
BACKGROUND
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CVSS 3.0 Base Metrics
Reference
Base vector
Base score
CVE-2019-18917
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.5
Information on CVSS is documented in HP Customer Notice: HPSN­2008­002.
RESOLUTION
HP has provided software updates for potentially impacted printers for the products listed in the table below. To obtain the updated software solution, go to HP Software and Driver Downloads and search for your printer model.
Product name
Model number
Firmware revision
HP ENVY 5000 All-in-One Printer series
M2U85A - M2U85B
M2U91A - M2U94B
Z4A54A - Z4A74A
003.2008A and later
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 5000 All-in-One Printer series
M2U86A - M2U89B
003.2008A and later
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PI
HP Printing and Imaging
HF
HP Hardware and Firmware
GN
HP General Software
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REVISION HISTORY : Version 1: 16 March 2020 - Initial release