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CVE-2019-16374

Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be...

9.8 Critical

CVE-2019-16374 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pega Platform, published August 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
1.88%EPSS, 79th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.88%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-16374
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-16374
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7129No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-7129
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmcq-jc5w-xg5xNo score

Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be...

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.

Record
GHSA-pmcq-jc5w-xg5x
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

References

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