CVE-2019-16374

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.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.17% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory pega.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://community.pega.com/upgrade	vendor advisory
https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16374?: CVE-2019-16374 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16374?: To fix CVE-2019-16374, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16374 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-16374 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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