Vulnerability Intelligence Report
VMSA-2025-0008: VMware Aria automation updates address a DOM based Cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22249)
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 VMware Aria automation appliance by tricking the user into clicking a malicious crafted payload URL.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
8.2
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:4.8
EPSS Probability:0.32%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-79 ↗CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| VMware | Vmware Aria Automation | 8.18.x < 8.18.1 patch2 (affected) |
| VMware | VMware Cloud Foundation | 5.x < 8.18.1 patch 2 (affected), 4.x < 8.18.1 patch 2 (affected) |
| VMware | VMware Telco Cloud Platform | 5.x < 8.18.1 patch 2 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
0.317%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | VMware by Broadcom · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2025-01-02T04:30:19 |
| Published | 2025-05-13T05:08:03 |
| Patch Date | 2025-05-12 |
| Last Updated | 2025-05-13T13:49:59 |
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