Scoold: Authenticated user can post replies and comments to private-space questions without space membership
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.0, authenticated users who are not members of a private space can create content in questions belonging to that space because src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/QuestionController.java in QuestionController.reply() and src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/controllers/CommentController.java in CommentController.createAjax() do not apply the canAccessSpace authorization check used by the question read path. With scoold.is_default_space_public set to false and private spaces in use, a user with a valid session and a known or enumerable question identifier can send requests to POST /question/{id} and POST /comment, causing replies and comments to be stored in a thread the user cannot read. This permits unauthorized modification of private discussions and can trigger notifications that reveal the existence or metadata of private activity. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA scoold (Erudika) Fixed in 1.69.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54677
References
More Erudika vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30501 Missing authentication in Erudika scoold CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2026-74990 Scoold accepts forged JWTs as admin, exposing config and logs CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-28342 Scoold has an Authenticated Arbitrary Question Overwrite via Client-Controlled postId in POST /questions/ask CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-27076 Scoold: Cross-Account Feedback Deletion (IDOR) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-74986 Open redirect in Scoold sign-in lets attackers redirect users CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-33769 Semicolon Path Injection on API /api;/config CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
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