What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-22221?

CVE-2025-22221 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.2 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Which versions of Aria Operations For Logs are affected by CVE-2025-22221?

Organizations using VMware Aria Operation for Logs should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-22221, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.2.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-22221?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Aria Operations For Logs CVE-2025-22221

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2025-01-30 security@vmware.com

VMware XSS Aria Operations For Logs Cloud Foundation

5.2

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.2 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 30, 2025 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.2

DescriptionCVE.org

VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to inject a malicious script that could be executed in a victim's browser when performing a delete action in the Agent Configuration.

AnalysisAI

VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.2), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. VMware Aria Operation for Logs contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. A malicious actor with admin privileges to VMware Aria Operations for Logs may be able to inject a malicious script that could be executed in a victim's browser when performing a delete action in the Agent Configuration. Affected products include: Vmware Aria Operations For Logs, Vmware Cloud Foundation.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.