CVE-2025-22249 VMSA-2025-0008: VMware Aria automation updates address a DOM based Cross-site scripting vulnerability (CVE-2025-22249)
Attackers can steal access tokens from logged-in users via DOM-based XSS, potentially leading to account takeover in VMware Aria Automation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22249?
CVE-2025-22249 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Vmware Cloud Foundation, published on 13 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22249?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Vmware Aria Automation, Vmware Cloud Foundation, Vmware Telco Cloud Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22249?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22249 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-22249 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22249 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vmware Cloud Foundation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2r69-79fj-p7wm.