CVE-2019-12828 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting arguments into Origin via malicious URIs, allowing remote loading of backdoored plugins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12828?
CVE-2019-12828 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12828?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ea Origin.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12828?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2019-12828 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12828 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2019-6745, GHSA-vv87-5f3g-cfw2.