XSS in VMware Aria Automation
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- VMware Aria Automation — versions 8.18.0, 8.18.1
- VMware Cloud Foundation
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- VMware Aria Automation — versions 8.18.x
- VMware Cloud Foundation — versions 5.x, 4.x
- VMware Telco Cloud Platform — versions 5.x
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/Se… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-22249?
- CVE-2025-22249 is a high-severity vulnerability in VMware Aria Automation, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2025-22249?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.