id: CVE-2021-27651
info:
name: Pega Infinity - Authentication Bypass
author: idealphase,daffainfo
severity: critical
description: Pega Infinity versions 8.2.1 through 8.5.2 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability because the password reset functionality for local accounts can be used to bypass local authentication checks.
remediation: |
Apply the necessary security patches or updates provided by Pega Infinity to mitigate the authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2021-27651).
reference:
- https://github.com/samwcyo/CVE-2021-27651-PoC/blob/main/RCE.md
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27651
- https://collaborate.pega.com/discussion/pega-security-advisory-a21-hotfix-matrix
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2021-27651
cwe-id: CWE-287
epss-score: 0.03696
epss-percentile: 0.90691
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:pega:infinity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: pega
product: infinity
tags: cve,cve2021,pega,auth-bypass
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/prweb/PRAuth/app/default/"
cookie-reuse: true
host-redirects: true
max-redirects: 2
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- compare_versions(version, '< 8.5.2', '>= 8.2.1')
- type: word
part: body
words:
- 'Pega Infinity'
- type: status
status:
- 200
extractors:
- type: regex
name: version
group: 1
regex:
- '(?m)Pega ([0-9.]+)'
internal: true
- type: regex
group: 1
regex:
- '(?m)Pega ([0-9.]+)'
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