Advisory Details

June 17th, 2019

Electronic Arts Origin URI Handler Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2019-12828
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Electronic Arts
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Origin
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Electronic Arts Origin. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious web page. There is an issue with the way the product handles URIs within certain schemes. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user at medium integrity.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Fixed in version 10.5.38.26728 (PC) and 10.5.39.26720 (Mac)
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-05-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2019-06-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2019-09-10 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Ron Waisberg of Trend Micro Security Research

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