The Scratch Channel Has Potential Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Priority LOW 8CWE-692Published · 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
- No fix listed
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/admin.js` contains code that could make the website vulnerable to cross-site scripting. No known patches exist as of time of publication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The-Scratch-Channel | the-scratch-channel.github.io | <= b66a1ca | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- the-scratch-channel.github.io VendorThe-Scratch-Channel Affected <= b66a1ca Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-53904
References
More The-Scratch-Channel vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-35688 The Scratch Channel's Publish Articles POST Request Can Upload Articles Without Validation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-33776 The Scratch Channel Has Potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 4.0LOW 1.3
- 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
Sources
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