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CVE-2019-12828

Electronic Arts Origin URI Handler Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in Electronic Arts Origin before 10.5.39. Due to improper sanitization of the origin:// and origin2:// URI schemes, it is possible to inject additional arguments into the Origin process and ultimately leverage code execution by loading a backdoored Qt plugin remotely via the platformpluginpath argument supplied with a Windows network share.

Fue encontrado un problema en Origin de Electronic Arts anterior a versión 10.5.39. Debido a un saneamiento inapropiado de los esquemas URI origin:// y origin2://, es posible inyectar argumentos adicionales en el proceso Origin y, finalmente, impulsar la ejecución del código cargando un plugin Qt de puerta trasera (backdoor) remotamente por medio del argumento platformpluginpath suministrado con una red compartida de Windows.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Electronic Arts Origin. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious web page.
There is an issue with the way the product handles URIs within certain schemes. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user at medium integrity.

EA Origin versions prior to 10.5.38 suffer from a remote code execution vulnerability.

*Credits: Ron Waisberg of Trend Micro Security Research
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-06-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-06-14 CVE Published
  • 2019-06-21 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-04 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-19: Data Processing Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ea
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 Origin
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 < 10.5.39
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Affected