Vulnerability in Ea Origin
CVE-2019-12828
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- zeropwn.github.io/2019-05-22-fun-with-uri-handlers/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.youtube.com/watch (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qt5-based-gui-apps-susceptible-to-remote… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Press/Media Coverage)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-574/
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153385/EA-Origin-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12828?
- CVE-2019-12828 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ea Origin, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-14.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12828?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12828 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.