CVE-2025-22249
VMSA-2025-0008: VMware Aria automation updates address a DOM based Cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22249)
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.18.1 patch2, 8.18.1 patch 2
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- VMware Vmware Aria Automation
From 8.18.x · fixed in 8.18.1 patch2
- VMware VMware Cloud Foundation
From 5.x · fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2; From 4.x · fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2
- VMware VMware Telco Cloud Platform
From 5.x · fixed in 8.18.1 patch 2