Critical severity · published Aug 13, 2020
CVE-2019-16374
Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be of unlimited length
9.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be of unlimited length. An attacker can specify four characters of a username, followed by the * character, to bypass access control.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PL
Platform · Pega
through 8.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16374
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16374
Vendor Advisory
https://community.pega.com/upgrade
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877
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