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TI-2025-33776 Aliases CVE-2025-53903

The Scratch Channel Has Potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Scratch Channel is a news website that is under development as of time of this writing. The file `/api/users.js` doesn't properly sanitize text box inputs, leading to a potential vulnerability to cross-site scripting attacks. Commit 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb addresses this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed the-scratch-channel.github.io (The-Scratch-Channel): 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
The-Scratch-Channelthe-scratch-channel.github.iobefore 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddbPatch availableCNA
  • the-scratch-channel.github.io VendorThe-Scratch-Channel Affected before 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb Fixed in 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA the-scratch-channel.github.io (The-Scratch-Channel) Fixed in 90b39eb56b27b2bac29001abb1a3cac0964b8ddb

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53903

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-35688 The Scratch Channel's Publish Articles POST Request Can Upload Articles Without Validation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-36969 The Scratch Channel forks can publish articles CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2025-34957 The Scratch Channel Allows Username Modification CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2025-33777 The Scratch Channel Has Potential Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 4.0LOW 1.3

Sources

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