# CVE-2026-57183: Scoold: Forged JWT Accepted as Admin API Token Allowing Unauthorized Access to Sensitive Configuration and Logs

- Also known as: GHSA-6Q9Q-CQQ5-HVMQ
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.69.1
- Published: 2026-10-15 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- Erudika scoold: fixed in 1.69.1

## Description

Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.1, checkApiAuth() in src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/utils/ScooldUtils.java accepts a JWT signed with app_secret_key or para_secret_key for /api/config and /api/stats without requiring a registered API-key jti, and maps the request to the hardcoded administrative API_USER. The special endpoint checks run even when scoold.api_enabled is false. An attacker who obtains either signing secret can forge a token that reads sensitive configuration and server logs and reaches privileged configuration functionality, while an ordinary login-session token is not sufficient. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Erudika scoold, upgrade to a fixed version (1.69.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/security/advisories/GHSA-6q9q-cqq5-hvmq
- https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/commit/de018c17a60c352f318109a762a377c325a5fd97
- https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/commit/e527d4da1ac04b6a35bd86e560c279f0160c5c02
- https://github.com/Erudika/scoold/releases/tag/1.69.1

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