CVE-2019-12828
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 13.27% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- ea/origin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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/Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vCx9KsF3cExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-574/
- https://zeropwn.github.io/2019-05-22-fun-with-uri-handlers/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- 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/Exploit, Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9vCx9KsF3cExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-574/
- https://zeropwn.github.io/2019-05-22-fun-with-uri-handlers/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.