# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** CVE-2019-6745, GHSA-vv87-5f3g-cfw2

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- EA Origin < 10.5.38 - Remote Code Execution (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-27708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27708/): Privilege escalation in Origin (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-19741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19741/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-19247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19247/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-19248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19248/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-11354](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11354/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12828 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12828/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12828/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12828
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12828
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12828

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12828/
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