# CVE-2024-50334: Scoold - Authentication Bypass

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Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2024-50334

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 8.7
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Erudika Scoold
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)
- **Tags:** enterprise_software, wiki

## Description

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. A semicolon path injection vulnerability was found on the /api;/config endpoint. By appending a semicolon in the URL, attackers can bypass authentication and gain unauthorised access to sensitive configuration data. Furthermore, PUT requests on the /api;/config endpoint while setting the Content-Type: application/hocon header allow unauthenticated attackers to file reading via HOCON file inclusion. This allows attackers to retrieve sensitive information such as configuration files from the server, which can be leveraged for further exploitation. The vulnerability has been fixed in Scoold 1.64.0. A workaround would be to disable the Scoold API with scoold.api_enabled = false.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2024-50334](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/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.

## Timeline

- 2024-10-29: CVE Published. CVE-2024-50334 is published to NVD.
- 2025-07-16: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2024-50334 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-07-21: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2024-50334 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-fhwp-f6g7-rr3p
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-50334.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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