========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8242-1 May 07, 2026
civicrm vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
CiviCRM could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's browser
if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- civicrm: Constituent relationship management solution
Details:
Takuya Aramaki discovered that Smarty, vendored in CiviCRM, did not
properly escape JavaScript code. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to conduct a cross-site scripting attack.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
civicrm-common 5.33.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
civicrm-common 5.21.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
civicrm-common 4.7.30+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
civicrm-common 4.7.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-1
CVE-2023-28447
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