VMware vCenter Server cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in VMware vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure and ESXi. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-41228. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware vCenter Server, Cloud Foundation, Telco Cloud Platform, Telco Cloud Infrastructure and ESXi. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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. CVE summarizes:

VMware ESXi and vCenter Server contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input validation. A malicious actor with network access to the login page of certain ESXi host or vCenter Server URL paths may exploit this issue to steal cookies or redirect to malicious websites.

The advisory is available at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-41228 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237248 (VMware vCenter Server 8.0 < 8.0 U3e Server Reflected XSS (CVE-2025-41228) (VMSA-2025-0010)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52406) and Tenable (237248). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

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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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 237248
Nessus Name: VMware vCenter Server 8.0 < 8.0 U3e Server Reflected XSS (CVE-2025-41228) (VMSA-2025-0010)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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04/16/2025 🔍
05/20/2025 +34 days 🔍
05/20/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2025 +87 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41228 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41228
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309674
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2025 17:44
Updated: 08/15/2025 06:30
Changes: 05/20/2025 17:44 (62), 05/27/2025 08:53 (2), 08/15/2025 06:30 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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