High severity · published May 13, 2025
CVE-2025-22249
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…
8.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Aria Automation · Vmware
8.18.0; 8.18.1; 8.18.1 · source: NVD
CF
Cloud Foundation · Vmware
4.0 through 5.2.1 · source: NVD
TC
Telco Cloud Platform · Vmware
5.0 through 5.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22249
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-22249
Patch
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25711
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