VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16374
Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be of unlimited length.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.88% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- pega/platform
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://community.pega.com/upgradeVendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877Third Party Advisory
- https://community.pega.com/upgradeVendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.