Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-12828 |
CWE-ID | CWE-19 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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Origin Client Client/Desktop applications / Games |
Vendor | Electronic Arts |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU31040
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12828
CWE-ID:
CWE-19 - Data Handling
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOrigin Client: 10.5.2 - 10.5.38
External linkshttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153385/EA-Origin-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qt5-based-gui-apps-susceptible-to-remote-code-execution/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vCx9KsF3c
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-574/
http://zeropwn.github.io/2019-05-22-fun-with-uri-handlers/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.