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TI-2025-27480 Aliases CVE-2025-41233GHSA-m65j-rhw9-8g9v

SQL injection in VMware Avi Load Balancer

Priority LOW 30CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Description: VMware AVI Load Balancer contains an authenticated blind SQL Injection vulnerability. VMware has evaluated the severity of the issue to be in the Moderate severity range https://www.broadcom.com/support/vmware-services/security-response  with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N . Known Attack Vectors: An authenticated malicious user with network access may be able to use specially crafted SQL queries to gain database access. Resolution: To remediate CVE-2025-41233 apply the patches to the Avi Controller listed in the 'Fixed Version' column of the 'Response Matrix' found below. Workarounds: None. Additional Documentation: None. Acknowledgements: VMware would like to thank Alexandru Copaceanu https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandru-copaceanu-b39aaa1a8/  for reporting this issue to us. Notes: None.   Response Matrix: ProductVersionRunning OnCVECVSSv4SeverityFixed VersionWorkaroundsAdditional DocumentsVMware Avi Load Balancer30.1.1AnyCVE-2025-41233 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Moderate 30.1.2-2p3 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 NoneNoneVMware Avi Load Balancer30.1.2AnyCVE-2025-41233 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Moderate 30.1.2-2p3 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 NoneNoneVMware Avi Load Balancer30.2.1AnyCVE-2025-41233 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Moderate 30.2.1-2p6 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 NoneNoneVMware Avi Load Balancer30.2.2AnyCVE-2025-41233 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Moderate 30.2.2-2p5 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 NoneNoneVMware Avi Load Balancer30.2.3AnyCVE-2025-41233N/AN/AUnaffectedNoneNoneVMware Avi Load Balancer31.1.1AnyCVE-2025-41233 6.8 https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Moderate 31.1.1-2p2 https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-security-load-balancing/avi-load-balancer/avi-load-balancer/31-1/vmware-avi-load-balancer-release-notes/Release-Note-Section-20627.html NoneNone CWE-89 in the Avi Load Balancer component of VMware allows an authenticated attacker to execute blind SQL injections in versions 30.1.1, 30.1.2, 30.2.1, and 30.2.2 due to improper input validation, enabling unauthorized database access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Avi Load Balancer (VMware): 30.2.3, 30.1.2-2p3, 30.2.1-2p6 +2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
VMwareAvi Load Balancer30.1.1 and later; 30.1.2 and later; 30.2.1 and later; 30.2.2 and later; 31.1.1 and later30.2.3, 30.1.2-2p3, 30.2.1-2p6, 30.2.2-2p5, 31.1.1-2p2Patch availableCNA
  • Avi Load Balancer VendorVMware Affected 30.1.1 and later; 30.1.2 and later; 30.2.1 and later; 30.2.2 and later; 31.1.1 and later Fixed in 30.2.3, 30.1.2-2p3, 30.2.1-2p6, 30.2.2-2p5, 31.1.1-2p2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_avi_load_balancer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Broadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:vmware_avi_load_balancer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Broadcom

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Avi Load Balancer (VMware) Fixed in 30.2.3, 30.1.2-2p3, 30.2.1-2p6, 30.2.2-2p5, 31.1.1-2p2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-41233
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m65j-rhw9-8g9v

References

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  • TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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