# CVE-2024-22238: Cross-site scripting in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

> An admin can inject malicious code into user profiles via improper sanitization, potentially leading to code execution or security bypass.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2q4f-xv44-vmqf

## What is CVE-2024-22238?

CVE-2024-22238 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, published on 6 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Aria Operations for Networks contains a cross site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges may be able to inject malicious code into user profile configurations due to improper input sanitization.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22238?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vmware Aria Operations for Networks.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in VMware Aria Operations for Networks

- [CVE-2023-20887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20887/): Vmware Aria Operations for Networks Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-34039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34039/): Auth bypass in Aria Operations for Networks (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-22237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22237/): Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations for Networks (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-20890](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20890/): Path traversal in Aria Operations for Networks (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2024-22239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22239/): Privilege escalation in VMware Aria Operations for Networks (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22238 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware Aria Operations for Networks, published on 6 Feb 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: VMware Aria Operations for Networks. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.