CVE-2025-27416 Asking For Scratch Username And Password

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

The website's sign-in form allows any user to access another user's account, leading to account takeover; users should avoid signing in until fixed.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-27416?

CVE-2025-27416 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Scratch-Coding-Hut.github.io, published on 1 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Scratch-Coding-Hut.github.io is the website for Coding Hut. The website as of 28 February 2025 contained a sign in with scratch username and password form. Any user who used the sign in page would be susceptible to any other user signing into their account. As of time of publication, a fix is not available but work on a fix is underway. As a workaround, users should avoid signing in.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27416?

How do I fix CVE-2025-27416?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-27416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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