1. Impacted Products

• VMware Avi Load Balancer

2. Introduction

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

3. VMware Avi Load Balancer Blind SQL Injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-41233) 

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 with a maximum CVSSv3 base score of 6.8.

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 for reporting this issue to us.

Notes:

None.

Response Matrix:

4. 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

30.2.3

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-version-30-2-3.html

31.1.1

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

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-2025-41233

FIRST CVSSv3 Calculator:

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

5. Change Log:

2025-05-22: VMSA-2025-0011
Initial security advisory.

6. Contact:

E-mail: [email protected]

PGP key

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/321551

VMware Security Advisories

https://www.broadcom.com/support/vmware-security-advisories

VMware External Vulnerability Response and Remediation Policy
https://www.broadcom.com/support/vmware-services/security-response

VMware Lifecycle Support Phases

https://support.broadcom.com/group/ecx/productlifecycle

VMware Security Blog

https://blogs.vmware.com/security

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