Vulnerability Report

CVE-2012-2531

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2012-2531.

CWE Category CWE-200

Published Date Nov 14, 2012

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 2.1 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.94%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2012-2531: 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."

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 2

Reference Links

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56439 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15959 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56439 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15959

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity LOW

2.1

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2012-2531 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

November 14, 2012 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.