THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-1896
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2012-1896

.Net Framework vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
23.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.5.1 does not properly consider trust levels during construction of output data, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via (1) a crafted XAML browser application (aka XBAP) or (2) a crafted .NET Framework application, aka "Code Access Security Info Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
.Net Framework
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2012-11-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 23.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

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  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-1896.
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