Milestone Systems XProtect VMS up to 24.2 Installer missing encryption
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Milestone Systems XProtect VMS up to 24.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Installer. Performing a manipulation results in missing encryption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-1688. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Milestone Systems XProtect VMS up to 24.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Milestone Systems has discovered a security vulnerability in Milestone XProtect installer that resets system configuration password after the upgrading from older versions using specific installers. The system configuration password is an additional, optional protection that is enabled on the Management Server. To mitigate the issue, we highly recommend updating system configuration password via GUI with a standard procedure. Any system upgraded with 2024 R1 or 2024 R2 release installer is vulnerable to this issue. Systems upgraded from 2023 R3 or older with version 2025 R1 and newer are not affected.
It is possible to read the advisory at supportcommunity.milestonesys.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-1688 since 02/25/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Missing encryptionCWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/25/2025 🔍04/15/2025 🔍
04/15/2025 🔍
09/09/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: supportcommunity.milestonesys.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-1688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304683
Entry
Created: 04/15/2025 14:15Updated: 09/09/2025 12:34
Changes: 04/15/2025 14:15 (75), 09/09/2025 12:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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