PT-2012-4087 · Microsoft · Internet Information Services

Justin Royce · Published 2012-11-14 · Updated 2021-02-05 · CVE-2012-2531

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.5

Description The issue concerns weak permissions for the Operational log, allowing local users to discover credentials by reading this file.

Recommendations For Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 7.5, consider restricting access to the Operational log to prevent local users from reading the file and discovering credentials.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2531

Affected Products

Internet Information Services

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2531 · Security Note
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-073 · Vendor Advisory
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15959 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56439 · Note