#VU31040 Data Handling in Origin Client - CVE-2019-12828
Published: June 14, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU31040
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12828
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Origin Client
Origin Client
Software vendor:
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Description
The 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153385/EA-Origin-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qt5-based-gui-apps-susceptible-to-remote-code-execution/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vCx9KsF3c
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-574/
- https://zeropwn.github.io/2019-05-22-fun-with-uri-handlers/