Scoold - Authentication Bypass (CVE-2024-50334)

CVE-2024-50334 is a critical vulnerability in the Scoold Q&A platform that allows attackers to bypass authentication by exploiting a semicolon path injection on the /api;/config endpoint. This flaw enables unauthorized access to sensitive configuration data and, through crafted PUT requests with a specific content type, allows unauthenticated file reading via HOCON file inclusion. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to retrieve confidential server files and potentially escalate their attacks further. The issue is resolved in Scoold version 1.64.0.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 16th of July 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2024-50334 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations. CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2024-50334 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit a semicolon path injection on the /api;/config endpoint using a PUT request to bypass authentication and access sensitive configuration data in vulnerable Scoold instances.