8.2High

CVE-2025-22249VMSA-2025-0008: VMware Aria automation updates address a DOM based Cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22249)

VMware Vmware Aria Automation; VMware VMware Cloud Foundation; VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform Published: 2025-05-13 08:08 (1 year ago)

Description

VMware Aria automation contains a DOM based Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A malicious actor may exploit this issue to steal the access token of a logged in user of VMware Aria automation appliance by tricking the user into clicking a malicious crafted payload URL.

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
vmware	aria automation	8.18.0
vmware	cloud foundation	4.0 – ≤ 5.2.1
vmware	telco cloud platform	5.0 – ≤ 5.0.1
VMware	Vmware Aria Automation	8.18.x – < 8.18.1 patch2
VMware	VMware Cloud Foundation	5.x – < 8.18.1 patch 2, 4.x – < 8.18.1 patch 2
VMware	VMware Telco Cloud Platform	5.x – < 8.18.1 patch 2

References and patches

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25711 PatchVendor Advisory

CPE matches (NVD) (5)

cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:aria_automation:8.18.1:patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:cloud_foundation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 4.0 ≤ 5.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:telco_cloud_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* ≥ 5.0 ≤ 5.0.1

CVSS score

8.2High

Source: vmware · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

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

All scores (2)

cna	CVSS 3.1	8.2High
security@vmware.com	CVSS 3.1	8.2High

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

0.36%

higher than 30% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Timeline

ID reserved2025-01-02
Published2025-05-13 08:08
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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