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Vulnerability Assessment Details

PunBB URL Quote Tag XSS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for PunBB version

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server contains a PHP application that is prone to
cross-site scripting attacks.

Description :

According to its banner, the remote version of PunBB is vulnerable to
cross-site scripting flaws because the application does not validate
URL and quote tags. With a specially-crafted URL, a possible hacker may be
able to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser,
resulting in a loss of integrity.

See also :

http://www.punbb.org/changelogs/1.1.4_to_1.1.5.txt

Solution :

Upgrade to PunBB version 1.1.5 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 2
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:N)

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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