CVE-2012-1896

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 23.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-11-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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 products

Microsoft .NET Framework: 2.0-sp2, 3.5.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/51236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56456
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027753
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-074
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15785
http://secunia.com/advisories/51236
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56456
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027753
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-318A.html
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-074
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15785

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