Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2012-2531

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."

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Affected products

Microsoft/Internet Information Serverllm-fuzzy
Range: = 7.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/56439nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073nvd
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15959nvd

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