# CVE-2025-1553: pankajindevops scale project cross site scripting

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the goal argument in the scale project, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 24 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6v6g-cpgf-xgw8

## What is CVE-2025-1553?

CVE-2025-1553 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pankajindevops scale, published on 22 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in pankajindevops scale up to 3633544a00245d3df88b6d13d9b3dd0f411be7f6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /scale/project. The manipulation of the argument goal leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1553?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-1553?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-1553 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1553 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2025-1553 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-1553 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in pankajindevops scale, published on 22 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1553 exists.

Affected product: pankajindevops scale. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1553/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1553
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1553
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-1553

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1553/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.