PunBB misc.php cross-site scripting
| punbb-misc-xss (26245) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PunBB is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the misc.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability when sending an email to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PunBB (1.2.12 or later), available from the PunBB Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed May 03 2006 - 10:48:31 CDT: PunBB 1.2.11 Cross-Site Scripting.
- PunBB Web site: PunBB.org.
- BID-17827: PunBB Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2227: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in misc.php in PunBB 1.2.11 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the req_message parameter, because the value of the redirect_url parameter is not sanitized.
- OSVDB ID: 25256: PunBB misc.php redirect_url Variable XSS
- SA19986: PunBB "redirect_url" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1670: PunBB redirect_url Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- PunBB PunBB 1.2.11
Reported:
May 03, 2006
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