CVE-2019-11354
The client in Electronic Arts (EA) Origin 10.5.36 on Windows allows template injection in the title parameter of the Origin2 URI handler.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The client in Electronic Arts (EA) Origin 10.5.36 on Windows allows template injection in the title parameter of the Origin2 URI handler. This can be used to escape the underlying AngularJS sandbox and achieve remote code execution via an origin2://game/launch URL for QtApplication QDesktopServices communication.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 23.13% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 June 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Affected
- ea/origin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 23.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://gamasutra.com/view/news/340907/A_nowfixed_Origin_vulnerability_potentially_opened_the_client_to_hackers.phpThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153375/dotProject-2.1.9-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153485/EA-Origin-Template-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.underdogsecurity.com/rce_in_origin_client/Broken Link
- https://gizmodo.com/ea-origin-users-update-your-client-now-1834079604Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/ea-origin-bug-exposed-hackers/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-ea-origin-fuehrte-schadcode-per-link-aus-1904-140738.htmlPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/367801/security-flaw-allowed-any-app-to-run-using-eas-origin-clienPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.techradar.com/news/major-security-flaw-found-in-ea-origin-gaming-clientPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8877334/sims-4-battlefield-fifa-origin-hackers/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/time-update-origin-eas-game-client-security-risk-just-installed-3697942Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vg247.com/2019/04/17/ea-origin-security-flaw-run-malicious-code-fixed/Third Party Advisory
- http://gamasutra.com/view/news/340907/A_nowfixed_Origin_vulnerability_potentially_opened_the_client_to_hackers.phpThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153375/dotProject-2.1.9-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153485/EA-Origin-Template-Injection-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blog.underdogsecurity.com/rce_in_origin_client/Broken Link
- https://gizmodo.com/ea-origin-users-update-your-client-now-1834079604Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/ea-origin-bug-exposed-hackers/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-ea-origin-fuehrte-schadcode-per-link-aus-1904-140738.htmlPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pcmag.com/news/367801/security-flaw-allowed-any-app-to-run-using-eas-origin-clienPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.techradar.com/news/major-security-flaw-found-in-ea-origin-gaming-clientPress/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8877334/sims-4-battlefield-fifa-origin-hackers/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/time-update-origin-eas-game-client-security-risk-just-installed-3697942Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vg247.com/2019/04/17/ea-origin-security-flaw-run-malicious-code-fixed/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.