CVE-2019-16374 Auth bypass in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access control in Pega Platform by using wildcards in usernames, allowing unauthorized access to the system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-16374?

CVE-2019-16374 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16374?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pega Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-16374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pmcq-jc5w-xg5x.

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