CVE-2025-55301 The Scratch Channel Allows Username Modification
Attackers can modify account usernames by editing local storage, requiring a patch to enforce server-side validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55301?
CVE-2025-55301 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the-scratch-channel.github.io, published on 25 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Scratch Channel is a news website. In version 1, it is possible to go to application in devtools and click local storage to edit the account's username locally. This issue has been patched in version 1.1.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55301?
How do I fix CVE-2025-55301?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55301 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55301 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55301 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9q4f-4vjm-7gp2.