VMSA-2025-0002 | VMware Avi Load Balancer

By Lerpong Intaraworrapath | March 18th, 2025

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25346

Advisory ID: VMSA-2025-0002
Severity:Important
CVSSv3 Range:8.6
Synopsis:VMware Avi Load Balancer addresses an unauthenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-22217)
Issue date:2025-01-28
Updated on:2025-01-28 (Initial Advisory)
CVE(s)CVE-2025-22217

Impacted Products:

  • VMware Avi Load Balancer

Introduction:

Avi Load Balancer contains an unauthenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability which was privately reported to VMware. Patches are available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products. 

Description:

VMware AVI Load Balancer contains an unauthenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of the issue to be in the Important severity range with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 8.6.

Know Attack Vectors:

A malicious user with network access may be able to use specially crafted SQL queries to gain database access.

Resolution:

To remediate CVE-2025-22217 apply the patches to the Avi Controller listed in the ‘Fixed Version’ column of the ‘Response Matrix’ found below.

Response Matrix:

ProductVersionRunning OnCVECVSSv3SeverityFixed VersionWorkaroundsAdditional Documents
VMware Avi Load Balancer30.1.1AnyCVE-2025-222178.6Important30.1.2-2p2 NoneNone
VMware Avi Load Balancer30.1.2AnyCVE-2025-222178.6Important30.1.2-2p2 NoneNone
VMware Avi Load Balancer30.2.1AnyCVE-2025-222178.6Important30.2.1-2p5 NoneNone
VMware Avi Load Balancer30.2.2AnyCVE-2025-222178.6Important30.2.2-2p2 NoneNone

References:

Fixed Version(s) and Release Notes:

30.1.1/30.1.2
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-security-load-balancing/avi-load-balancer/avi-load-balancer/30-1/vmware-avi-load-balancer-release-notes/release-notes-30-1-2.html

30.2.1
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-security-load-balancing/avi-load-balancer/avi-load-balancer/30-2/vmware-avi-load-balancer-release-notes/release-notes-for-avi-load-balancer-version-30-2-1.html

30.2.2
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-security-load-balancing/avi-load-balancer/avi-load-balancer/30-2/vmware-avi-load-balancer-release-notes/release-notes-for-avi-load-balancer-version-30-2-2.html

Additional Documentation:

  • Version 22.x and 21.x are not vulnerable.
  • Version 30.1.1 must be upgraded to 30.1.2 or later before the patch can be applied.

Mitre CVE Dictionary Links:

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2025-22217

FIRST CVSSv3 Calculator:

https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Noted:

https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25346