Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character…
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01876 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pega:platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 8.2.1 | Vulnerable | Pegasystems |
- cpe:2.3:a:pega:platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·Pegasystems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmcq-jc5w-xg5x
References
More Pegasystems Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-27407 Pega Platform versions 8.2.1 to Infinity 23.1.0 are affected by an Generated PDF issue that could expose file contents. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-07036 Pega Platform before version 8.2.6 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the comment tags. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
- TI-2020-07034 The Richtext Editor in Pega Platform before 8.2.6 is affected by a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.9
- TI-2023-27408 Pega Platform from 8.5.4 to 8.8.3 is affected by an XSS issue with an unauthenticated user and the redirect parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-15392 Pega Platform versions 8.1 to 8.8.2 are affected by an XSS issue with Pin description CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-15391 Pega Platform versions 8.1 to Infinity 23.1.0 are affected by an XSS issue with ad-hoc case creation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-16374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-16374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmcq-jc5w-xg5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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