CVE-2024-38833Network attack vector

Stored script execution via editable email templates

Published Nov 26, 2024 · Updated Dec 6, 2024

Stored XSS in VMware Aria Operations 8.x before 8.18.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through email templates. The vendor identifies the email-template editor as the injection locus but has not disclosed the specific validation or output-encoding failure. Exploitation requires template-editing access and a separate user's interaction with stored content, enabling script execution in that user's browser context.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in VMware Aria Operations 8.x before 8.18.2 allows remote authenticated users to inject script through email templates. The vendor identifies the email-template editor as the injection locus but has not disclosed the specific validation or output-encoding failure. Exploitation requires template-editing access and a separate user's interaction with stored content, enabling script execution in that user's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38833
Published
Nov 26, 2024
Updated
Dec 6, 2024
Vendor
VMware
Product
VMware Aria Operations
Classifications
CWE-79
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.x <8.18.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · VMware Aria Operationsversion=8.x <8.18.2

Published CVSS scores

6.8VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
5.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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