React / Vite Client Env Bundle Exposure Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Detect REACT_APP_ / VITE_ client env secrets leaked in SPA bundles or runtime JS."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
from lib.scanner.http.react_probe import (
extract_client_env_keys,
extract_script_urls,
probe_react_stack,
)
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
"name": "React / Vite Client Env Bundle Exposure Detection",
"description": (
"Scans HTML and JS bundles for embedded REACT_APP_* / VITE_* / NEXT_PUBLIC_* "
"values (API keys, Supabase, Firebase, etc.)."
),
"author": ["KittySploit Team"],
"severity": "medium",
"tags": [
"web", "scanner", "exposure", "react", "vite", "env", "misconfig",
"secrets", "vuln",
],
"agent": {
"risk": "active",
"effects": ["network_probe"],
"expected_requests": 8,
"reversible": True,
"approval_required": False,
"produces": ["tech_hints", "risk_signals", "endpoints"],
"cost": 1.0,
"noise": 0.4,
"value": 1.0,
"requires": {
"min_endpoints": 0,
"min_params": 0,
"tech_hints_any": [],
"tech_hints_all": [],
"specializations_any": [],
"risk_signals_any": [],
"auth_session": False,
"capabilities_any": [],
"capabilities_all": [],
"confidence_min": {},
"confidence_min_any": {},
"endpoint_pattern_any": [],
"param_any": [],
"api_surface_ready": False,
},
"chain": {
"produces_capabilities": [
{"capability": "secret_exposure", "from_detail": "client_env"},
],
"consumes_capabilities": [],
"option_bindings": {},
"suggested_followups": [
"scanner/http/reactapp_env_js_detect",
"scanner/http/firebase_api_key_detect",
],
},
},
"references": [
"https://create-react-app.dev/docs/adding-custom-environment-variables/",
"https://vitejs.dev/guide/env-and-mode.html",
],
}
def _report(self, path: str, keys: list) -> bool:
if not keys:
return False
# Prefer higher severity when secret-ish names appear
sensitive = any(
any(tok in k["key"].upper() for tok in ("KEY", "SECRET", "TOKEN", "PASSWORD", "PRIVATE"))
for k in keys
)
names = ", ".join(k["key"] for k in keys[:8])
self.set_info(
severity="high" if sensitive else "medium",
reason="Client-side environment variables embedded in SPA assets",
path=path,
evidence=names,
keys=[k["key"] for k in keys],
)
return True
def run(self):
probe_react_stack(self)
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path="/", allow_redirects=True)
if not r:
return False
html_keys = extract_client_env_keys(r.text or "")
if self._report("/", html_keys):
return True
# Dedicated runtime env endpoints (CRA / docker injectors)
for path in (
"/env.js",
"/config.js",
"/config/env.js",
"/config/runtime-env.js",
"/runtime-env.js",
"/env-config.js",
):
er = self.http_request(method="GET", path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not er or er.status_code != 200:
continue
keys = extract_client_env_keys(er.text or "")
if self._report(path, keys):
return True
for script_path in extract_script_urls(r.text or "", "/")[:8]:
jr = self.http_request(method="GET", path=script_path, allow_redirects=False)
if not jr or jr.status_code != 200:
continue
# Limit scan size
body = (jr.text or "")[:500_000]
keys = extract_client_env_keys(body)
if self._report(script_path, keys):
return True
return False
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