CVE-2025-22217
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2025-22217 is an unauthenticated blind SQL injection vulnerability in Avi Load Balancer that allows attackers with network access to execute arbitrary SQL queries against the database. This affects VMware Avi Load Balancer deployments, potentially exposing sensitive configuration data and credentials. Organizations using vulnerable versions should patch immediately.
💻 Affected Systems
- VMware Avi Load Balancer
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to credential theft, configuration manipulation, and potential lateral movement to connected systems.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive configuration data, administrative credentials, and potential service disruption through database manipulation.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure if database permissions are properly restricted, but still represents significant security risk.
🎯 Exploit Status
Unauthenticated access lowers exploitation barrier significantly. Blind SQL injection requires more sophisticated exploitation but is well-understood.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check Broadcom/VMware advisory for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25346
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Review Broadcom advisory for affected versions. 2. Download and apply the appropriate patch from VMware/Broadcom. 3. Verify patch application and test functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allRestrict network access to Avi Load Balancer management interfaces to authorized administrative networks only.
Web Application Firewall
allDeploy WAF with SQL injection protection rules in front of vulnerable interfaces.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit exposure to trusted sources only
- Deploy intrusion detection/prevention systems with SQL injection signatures
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Avi Controller version against patched versions in vendor advisoryCheck Version:
ssh admin@avi-controller show versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated to patched release and test SQL injection attempts are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL query patterns in application logs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts from single source
- Database error messages containing SQL syntax
Network Indicators:
- Unusual SQL keywords in HTTP requests to management interfaces
- Repeated requests with SQL injection patterns
- Traffic to database ports from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
source="avi-logs" AND ("sql" OR "database" OR "injection") AND ("error" OR "failed" OR "malformed")