CVE-2025-45001
Published: 09 June 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-45001 is a high-severity Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312) vulnerability in Numan React-Native-Keys. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Credentials In Files (T1552.001); ranked at the 28.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-17558
Vulnerability details
react-native-keys 0.7.11 is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure (remote) as encryption cipher and Base64 chunks are stored as plaintext in the compiled native binary. Attackers can extract these secrets using basic static analysis tools.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability stores encryption ciphers and Base64-encoded API key chunks in plaintext within the compiled native binary (libreact-native-keys.so), enabling adversaries to extract sensitive credentials using static analysis tools like strings or Hopper, facilitating T1552.001 (Credentials in Files).
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.
Training on secure data handling discourages cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Data action mapping can detect storage actions that leave sensitive information in cleartext.
Configuration policies can mandate secure storage methods to avoid cleartext storage of sensitive information.
Policy requires protection measures such as encryption for sensitive data stored on media, preventing cleartext exposure.
Key-management policy requires protected storage of key material, preventing cleartext storage of sensitive cryptographic keys.
Requiring confidentiality protection for information at rest eliminates cleartext storage of sensitive data on persistent media.
Reduces cleartext storage of sensitive data when OPSEC identifies and mandates protection of key information artifacts.