CVE-2024-50334
Published: 29 October 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-50334 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Erudika Scoold. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Scoold, an open-source Q&A and knowledge-sharing platform, contains a semicolon path injection vulnerability on the /api;/config endpoint. The flaw stems from improper handling of alternate request paths, enabling authentication bypass and unauthorized access to configuration data. It is tracked as CWE-288 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7.
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue by appending a semicolon to the endpoint path, retrieving sensitive configuration information. In addition, unauthenticated PUT requests that specify the Content-Type: application/hocon header permit file inclusion attacks, allowing arbitrary server-side configuration files to be read and potentially used for further compromise.
The vulnerability was addressed in Scoold 1.64.0. The project advisory recommends disabling the API entirely via the scoold.api_enabled=false setting as an immediate workaround. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.1011 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44829
Vulnerability details
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…
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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.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Authorizing remote access reduces the ability to bypass authentication via unauthorized alternate remote channels.
Users can identify logons via alternate paths or channels by reviewing the previous logon time.
Adaptive requirements can apply across access paths, reducing the ability to bypass authentication via alternate channels or paths.
Centralized IdPs close alternate authentication paths that enable bypass.
Enforces authentication for non-organizational users, making it harder to bypass via alternate paths or channels.
Requires authentication to occur exclusively over the isolated trusted path, directly preventing bypass via alternate or untrusted channels.