PT-2006-3196 · Punbb · Punbb

O Y · Published 2006-05-05 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-2227

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PunBB version 1.2.11

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists due to insufficient sanitization of the redirect url parameter, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the req message parameter.

Recommendations For PunBB version 1.2.11, as a temporary workaround, consider sanitizing the redirect url parameter to prevent XSS attacks. Restrict access to the misc.php file to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the req message parameter in the affected endpoint until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2227

Affected Products

Punbb

References · 11

• http://secunia.com/advisories/19986 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2227 · Security Note
• http://punbb.org/download/hdiff/hdiff-1.2.11_to_1.2.12.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/432950/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1670 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17827 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/25256 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26245 · Note
• http://punbb.org/changelogs/1.2.11_to_1.2.12.txt · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2227 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/849 · Note