CRITICAL
Pega Platform 8.2.1 allows LDAP injection because a username can contain a * character and can be of unlimited length
Published Aug 13, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.88%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01876
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01876
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 78.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 76.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.48% (0.12484) | 89.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 12.48% (0.12484) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 1.17% (0.01174) | 76.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 12.48% (0.12484) | 93.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 69.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 68.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 65.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00262) | 62.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.03% (0.09029) | 86.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://community.pega.com/upgrade x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://community.pega.com/upgrade | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://gist.github.com/IAG0110/0205823570ba04ec12e656f7f4602877 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 13, 2020
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 16, 2019
Link CVE-2019-16374
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a