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CVE-2026-57183: Scoold: Forged JWT Accepted as Admin API Token Allowing Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Configuration and Logs

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-28
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.1, checkApiAuth() in src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/utils/ScooldUtils.java accepts a JWT signed with app_secret_key or para_secret_key for /api/config and /api/stats without requiring a registered API-key jti, and maps the request to the hardcoded administrative API_USER. The special endpoint checks run even when scoold.api_enabled is false. An attacker who obtains either signing secret can forge a token that reads sensitive configuration and server logs and reaches privileged configuration functionality, while an ordinary login-session token is not sufficient. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.1.

Affected products

• Erudika scoold: before 1.69.1

References

• https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/commit/de018c17a60c352f318109a762a377c325a5fd97
• https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/commit/e527d4da1ac04b6a35bd86e560c279f0160c5c02
• https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/tag/1.69.1
• https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-6q9q-cqq5-hvmq
• https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-6q9q-cqq5-hvmq

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