VMware NSX Manager UI cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in VMware NSX. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Manager UI. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-22243. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware NSX (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Manager UI. 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 NSX Manager UI is vulnerable to a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack due to improper input validation.

The advisory is shared for download at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-22243 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/04/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-16910). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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01/02/2025 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22243 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22243
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-311204
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/04/2025 22:01
Updated: 06/04/2025 23:33
Changes: 06/04/2025 22:01 (61), 06/04/2025 23:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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