Description
Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.1, the apiCorsConfiguration() method in src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldServer.java combines addAllowedOriginPattern("*") with setAllowCredentials(true), causing Spring to reflect any requesting origin while allowing cookies or session tokens. A malicious website visited by a logged-in Scoold user can therefore issue authenticated API requests, read user data, questions, and configuration, and trigger state-changing operations on the user's behalf. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.1.
Published: 2026-10-15
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Description Scoold is a Q&A and a knowledge sharing platform for teams. Prior to 1.69.1, the apiCorsConfiguration() method in src/main/java/com/erudika/scoold/ScooldServer.java combines addAllowedOriginPattern("*") with setAllowCredentials(true), causing Spring to reflect any requesting origin while allowing cookies or session tokens. A malicious website visited by a logged-in Scoold user can therefore issue authenticated API requests, read user data, questions, and configuration, and trigger state-changing operations on the user's behalf. This issue is fixed in version 1.69.1.
Title Scoold: CORS wildcard origin with credentials enabled allows cross-origin authenticated API access from any domain
Weaknesses CWE-346
CWE-942
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T18:30:57.426Z

Reserved: 2026-06-17T16:29:38.865Z

Link: CVE-2026-55842

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-15T19:17:40.993

Modified: 2026-10-15T19:17:41.117

Link: CVE-2026-55842

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-346

    Origin Validation Error

  • CWE-942

    Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains