[SA19039] PunBB "header.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

TITLE:
PunBB "header.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19039

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
PunBB 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/3700/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in PunBB, which can be exploited by
malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the path name in "header.php" isn't properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.2.10. Prior versions
may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.2.11.
http://www.punbb.org/downloads.php

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

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