VMware Aria Operations for Logs up to 8.18.2 Agent Configuration cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware Aria Operations for Logs up to 8.18.2. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Agent Configuration Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-22221. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Aria Operations for Logs up to 8.18.2. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Agent Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to inject a malicious script that could be executed in a victim's browser when performing a delete action in the Agent Configuration.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-22221 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215005 (VMware Aria Operations for Logs < 8.18.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.18.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (215005). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 215005
Nessus Name: VMware Aria Operations for Logs < 8.18.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2025-0003)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Aria Operations for Logs 8.18.3

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01/02/2025 🔍
01/30/2025 +28 days 🔍
01/30/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/15/2025 +105 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22221 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22221
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294131
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2025 17:28
Updated: 05/15/2025 03:44
Changes: 01/30/2025 17:28 (64), 02/06/2025 01:16 (2), 02/06/2025 21:46 (3), 05/15/2025 03:44 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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