A Bugtraq subscriber released a XSS vulnerability today involving Ikonboard and a similar feature to this hack in that forum. Preventative measures should probably be taken with this hack:
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2. Via X-Forwarded-For: header.
User's IPs are available for admin. If user accesses Ikonboard via
Proxy, X-Forwarded-For: header is shown instead of proxy IP without
filtering. Length is limited to 16 characters, but it's still possible
do something interesting with 2 requests <script>/* and */<script>.
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Best wishes,
Paul