CVE-2026-42176

Published: Mag 08, 2026 Last Modified: Mag 08, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,7
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: low

Description

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Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to version 1.67.0, Scoold allows the admins configuration value to be modified through /api/config/set/admins with a forged Bearer token that is accepted as an admin API token. Once that setting is changed, the target email address is written to the application configuration file. The change does not become active immediately in the current process, because the ADMINS set is loaded once at startup. After a Scoold restart, though, the selected user is recognized as an administrator and gains access to the admin panel. This issue gives an attacker a reliable persistence path: write their own email into scoold.admins, wait for a restart or trigger one operationally, and the account comes back as admin. This issue has been patched in version 1.67.0.

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Missing Authentication for Critical Function

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Access Control Other
Potential Impacts:
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Technologies: Cloud Computing, ICS/OT
View CWE Details
https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-7qfx-c234-xg4g
https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/tag/1.67.0
https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-7qfx-c234-xg4g