7.5High

CVE-2025-22243

VMware VMware NSX Published: 2025-06-04 22:31 (1 year ago)

Description

VMware NSX Manager UI is vulnerable to a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack due to improper input validation.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-79

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
broadcom	vmware nsx	3.2 – < 4.1.2.6
vmware	cloud foundation	4.5 – ≤ 5.2.1.2
vmware	telco cloud infrastructure	2.2 – ≤ 3.0
vmware	telco cloud platform	3.0 – ≤ 5.0
VMware	VMware NSX	VMware NSX 4.0.x, VMware NSX 4.1.x, VMware NSX 4.2.x

References and patches

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25738 Vendor Advisory

CPE matches (NVD) (6)

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_nsx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 3.2 < 4.1.2.6
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_nsx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 4.2.1 < 4.2.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_nsx:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 4.5 ≤ 5.2.1.2
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 2.2 ≤ 3.0
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 3.0 ≤ 5.0

CVSS score

7.5High

Source: vmware · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: High
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

All scores (2)

cna	CVSS 3.1	7.5High
security@vmware.com	CVSS 3.1	7.5High

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.34%

higher than 28% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2025-01-02
Published2025-06-04 22:31
Reached IP-DB2026-10-25 00:01
Last updated2026-06-17 11:45

Assigned by (CNA): vmware
NVD status: Analyzed

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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