CVE-2019-16374
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.019 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- https://community.pega.com/upgradecnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16374cnnvd
- https://community.pega.com/upgradeenisa_euvd
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877enisa_euvd
- https://community.pega.com/upgradeVendor Advisorynvd
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877Third Party Advisorynvd
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