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Ubuntu 24.04 PostfixAdmin An Important Fix for XSS Attack USN-8242-2

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PostfixAdmin could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's browser if it received specially crafted input.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8242-2
May 07, 2026

postfixadmin vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

PostfixAdmin could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's
browser if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- postfixadmin: Virtual mail hosting interface for Postfix

Details:

USN-8242-1 fixed a vulnerability in CiviCRM. This update provides the
corresponding fix for PostfixAdmin.

Original advisory 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 24.04 LTS
  postfixadmin                    3.3.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-1
  CVE-2023-28447

Ubuntu 24.04 PostfixAdmin An Important Fix for XSS Attack USN-8242-2

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Calendar Grey May 7, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
PostfixAdmin vulnerability could lead to malicious JavaScript execution in users' browsers through crafted input.
PostfixAdmin could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's browser if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: PostfixAdmin could be made to run malicious JavaScript in the user's browser if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - postfixadmin: Virtual mail hosting interface for Postfix Details: USN-8242-1 fixed a vulnerability in CiviCRM. This update provides the corresponding fix for PostfixAdmin. Original advisory 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 24.04 LTS postfixadmin 3.3.13-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8242-1

CVE-2023-28447

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