Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22306

Medium

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 48.8th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22306 is a medium-severity Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory (CWE-538) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 48.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory vulnerability in Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free link-whisper.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through <= 0.7.7.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-538

Pre- and post-publication reviews prevent insertion of sensitive information into externally-accessible public locations.

addresses: CWE-538

Monitors for sensitive information placed in externally accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

The map shows if data actions result in sensitive information being placed in externally accessible locations.

addresses: CWE-538

Isolation and eradication reduce the ability to exploit sensitive information inserted into externally-accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

Approved categorization forces identification of externally accessible files that contain sensitive content so they receive proper protection.

addresses: CWE-538

The pre-implementation review identifies externally accessible files or directories containing PII and drives access restrictions or removal.

addresses: CWE-538

Tainting makes it possible to determine when sensitive data has been removed from externally accessible files or directories.

addresses: CWE-538

OPSEC practices stop placement of supply-chain information into locations accessible to external parties.

References