📄 Description (English)
Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm (DES) vulnerability
in the Password class in C2SConnections.dll in Milner ImageDirector Capture on Windows allows Encryption Brute Forcing to obtain database credentials.This issue affects ImageDirector Capture: from 7.0.9.0 before 7.6.3.25808.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2025-58743 is a cryptographic weakness in Milner ImageDirector Capture that uses DES encryption for password storage, allowing attackers to brute-force database credentials. This affects versions 7.0.9.0 through 7.6.3.25808 on Windows systems. Organizations using ImageDirector Capture for document management and imaging workflows face potential unauthorized database access and credential compromise.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 2, 2026 08:33
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi government entities, particularly those managing document digitization and archival systems (Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Health, ARAMCO document management), face significant risk. Banking sector organizations using ImageDirector for check imaging and document processing are at high risk of credential compromise leading to unauthorized database access. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) utilizing the platform for billing document management could experience data breaches. Healthcare institutions using the system for medical records imaging face HIPAA-equivalent compliance violations under Saudi healthcare regulations.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare and Medical Services
Energy and Utilities (ARAMCO)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily)
Document Management and Archival Services
Insurance and Insurance Services
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1110 - Brute Force (password guessing against encrypted credentials)
T1555 - Credentials from Password Stores (DES-encrypted password extraction)
T1040 - Network Sniffing (potential credential interception)
T1021.002 - Remote Services: SMB/Windows Admin Shares (lateral movement post-compromise)
T1078 - Valid Accounts (using compromised database credentials)
T1005 - Data from Local System (database credential theft)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all systems running ImageDirector Capture versions 7.0.9.0 through 7.6.3.25808
- Isolate affected systems from production networks if possible
- Reset all database credentials associated with ImageDirector Capture immediately
- Enable enhanced monitoring on database access logs for suspicious activities
2. PATCHING GUIDANCE:
- Upgrade to ImageDirector Capture version 7.6.3.25808 or later immediately
- Test patches in non-production environment first
- Schedule patching during maintenance windows with minimal business impact
- Verify patch installation by checking application version and cryptographic algorithm implementation
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if patching delayed):
- Implement network segmentation to restrict ImageDirector Capture database access
- Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to monitor suspicious database queries
- Enforce strong password policies (minimum 16 characters, complexity requirements)
- Implement database activity monitoring (DAM) solutions
- Restrict database user accounts to least privilege principle
4. DETECTION RULES:
- Monitor for DES encryption usage in C2SConnections.dll process memory
- Alert on multiple failed database authentication attempts from ImageDirector service accounts
- Track unusual database queries or data exports from ImageDirector Capture users
- Monitor for credential dumping tools targeting ImageDirector processes
- Implement SIEM rules for brute-force attempts against database ports (3306, 1433, 5432)
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل ImageDirector Capture من الإصدار 7.0.9.0 إلى 7.6.3.25808
- عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إن أمكن
- إعادة تعيين جميع بيانات اعتماد قاعدة البيانات المرتبطة بـ ImageDirector Capture فوراً
- تفعيل المراقبة المحسنة على سجلات الوصول إلى قاعدة البيانات للأنشطة المريبة
2. إرشادات التصحيح:
- الترقية إلى ImageDirector Capture الإصدار 7.6.3.25808 أو أحدث فوراً
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
- جدولة التصحيح خلال نوافذ الصيانة بأقل تأثير على العمل
- التحقق من تثبيت التصحيح بفحص إصدار التطبيق وتنفيذ خوارزمية التشفير
3. الضوابط البديلة (إذا تأخر التصحيح):
- تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى قاعدة بيانات ImageDirector Capture
- نشر قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) لمراقبة استعلامات قاعدة البيانات المريبة
- فرض سياسات كلمات مرور قوية (16 حرفاً على الأقل، متطلبات التعقيد)
- تنفيذ حلول مراقبة نشاط قاعدة البيانات (DAM)
- تقييد حسابات مستخدمي قاعدة البيانات لمبدأ أقل امتياز
4. قواعد الكشف:
- مراقبة استخدام تشفير DES في ذاكرة عملية C2SConnections.dll
- تنبيهات محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة المتعددة من حسابات خدمة ImageDirector
- تتبع استعلامات قاعدة البيانات غير العادية أو تصدير البيانات من مستخدمي ImageDirector Capture
- مراقبة أدوات استخراج بيانات الاعتماد التي تستهدف عمليات ImageDirector
- تنفيذ قواعد SIEM لمحاولات الفرض الغاشم ضد منافذ قاعدة البيانات
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.10.1.1 - Cryptographic controls and key management
ECC 2024 A.10.2.1 - Secure development and implementation of cryptographic mechanisms
ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User access management and authentication
ECC 2024 A.8.2.3 - Logging and monitoring of security events
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.BE-1 - Asset management and inventory
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control and authentication mechanisms
SAMA CSF PR.DS-1 - Data security and cryptographic controls
SAMA CSF DE.AE-1 - Detection and analysis of anomalies
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.10.1 - Cryptography
ISO 27001:2022 A.10.1.1 - Cryptographic controls
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Information security event management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 3.4 - Render PAN unreadable anywhere it is stored
PCI DSS 3.2.1 - Cryptographic key management
PCI DSS 8.2.1 - User authentication and password management
🔗 References & Sources 1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
milner:imagedirector_capture