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CVE-2025-53904: the-scratch-channel.github.io · Cross-site Scripting

Affects the-scratch-channel.github.ioSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 1.3 Low.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
1.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Given the absence of official patches, European organizations and developers involved with The Scratch Channel should implement immediate code-level mitigations. This includes rigorous input validation and output encoding in the `/api/admin.js` file to neutralize any user-supplied data before rendering it on web pages. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help restrict the execution of unauthorized scripts. Additionally, adopting secure coding practices such as using established libraries for sanitizing inputs and outputs, and conducting thorough security code reviews and penetration testing before deployment are critical. Monitoring the repository for updates or patches and applying them promptly once available is essential. Organizations should also educate users about the risks of interacting with untrusted content on the site until the vulnerability is resolved.

Description

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.

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