CVE-2019-16374

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 13, 2020 at 12:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPlatform

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 8.2.1

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (2)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other

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