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[TLP:CLEAR] VMware Aria Operations fixes 5 vulnerabilities

VMware fixes 5 vulnerabilities in its products, two of them highly severe [1]. Products and their fixes: VMware Aria Operations for logs - 8.18.3 [1] VMware Aria Operations - 8.18.3 [1] VMware Cloud Foundation - KB92148 [2]

VMware Aria Operations - information disclosure (CVE-2025-22218)
CVSS 8.5 (High)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker with "View Only Admin" privileges to read the credentials of a VMware product integrated with VMware Aria Operations for Logs [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • *:VMware Aria Operations for logs; >=8.0.0, <8.18.3
  • *:VMware Cloud Foundation;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 1. 2025.

VMware Aria Operations - cross-site scripting (CVE-2025-22219)
CVSS 6.8 (Medium)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker with non-administrative privileges to inject a malicious script that can perform stored cross-site scripting, and thereby perform arbitrary operations in the context of an administrator [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • *:VMware Aria Operations for logs; >=8.0.0, <8.18.3
  • *:VMware Cloud Foundation;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

  • CVE-2025-22219 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 1. 2025.

VMware Aria Operations - broken access control (CVE-2025-22220)
CVSS 4.3 (Medium)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker with non-administrative privileges and network access to the Aria Operations for Logs API to perform arbitrary operations in the context of an administrator [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • *:VMware Aria Operations for logs; >=8.0.0, <8.18.3
  • *:VMware Cloud Foundation;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 1. 2025.

VMware Aria Operations - cross-site scripting (CVE-2025-22221)
CVSS 5.2 (Medium)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker with administrative privileges to inject a malicious script that may be executed in the victim's browser when performing a delete action in Agent Configuration [1].

The vulnerability is present in products:

  • *:VMware Aria Operations for logs; >=8.0.0, <8.18.3
  • *:VMware Cloud Foundation;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

More information:

  • CVE-2025-22221 at cve.org, NVD
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') at cwe.mitre.org

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 1. 2025.

VMware Aria Operations - information disclosure (CVE-2025-22222)
CVSS 7.7 (High)

Allows an authenticated remote attacker with non-administrative privileges to obtain credentials for the output plugin if they know a valid service credential ID [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • *:VMware Aria Operations; >=8.0.0, <8.18.3

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 1. 2025.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Jarošová on 5. 2. 2025.

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