CVE-2012-2531

low
Published 2012-11-14 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
2.1

Description

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.5 uses weak permissions for the Operational log, which allows local users to discover credentials by reading this file, aka "Password Disclosure Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
windows windows-not-affected
windows windowsnot-affected

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.