# MA-1097.072024: MyCERT Advisory - Security Updates – VMware

**Date:** 19 Jul 2024  
**Source:** https://www.mycert.org.my/portal/advisory?id=MA-1097.072024  
**Advisory ID:** MA-1097.072024

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**1.0 Introduction**
VMware has released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-22280) in their Aria Automation product.
**2.0 Impact**
A successful exploitation of this structured query language (SQL) injection vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to send specially crafted SQL queries and execute unauthorized read or write operations in the database.
**3.0 Affected Products**
- VMware Aria Automation version 8.x
- VMware Cloud Foundation version 4.x
- VMware Cloud Foundation version 5.x
**4.0 Recommendations**
CyberSecurity Malaysia encourages users and administrators to review the [VMware Advisories](https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories.html) and apply the necessary updates.
Kindly refer to the following URL:  <https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/services/rn/vmware-aria-automation-release-notes/index.html>
Generally, we advise users to be updated with the latest security announcements by the vendor and follow best practice security policies to determine which updates should be applied.
For further enquiries, please contact Cyber999 Incident Response Centre through the following channels:
E-mail: cyber999[at]cybersecurity.my 
Phone: 1-300-88-2999 (monitored during business hours) 
Mobile: +60 19 2665850 (24x7 call incident reporting) 
Business Hours: Mon - Fri 08:30 -17:3the 0 MYT 
Web: [https://www.mycert.org.my](https://www.mycert.org.my/)
**5.0 References**
- <https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Aria-Automation/services/rn/vmware-aria-automation-release-notes/index.html>
- <https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-advisories/alerts/2024/al-2024-083>
- <https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/24598>
- <https://securityaffairs.com/165560/security/vmware-aria-automation-critical-sql-injection.html>
- <https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories.html>