Electronic Arts Origin Client 10.5.36 on Windows Template Title code injection

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Electronic Arts Origin Client 10.5.36 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Template Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Title as part of Parameter results in code injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-11354. The attack needs to be approached locally. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Electronic Arts Origin Client 10.5.36 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument title as part of a Parameter leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The client in Electronic Arts (EA) Origin 10.5.36 on Windows allows template injection in the title parameter of the Origin2 URI handler. This can be used to escape the underlying AngularJS sandbox and achieve remote code execution via an origin2://game/launch URL for QtApplication QDesktopServices communication.

The bug was discovered 04/16/2019. The weakness was presented 04/19/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-11354 since 04/19/2019. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (47021). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Electronic Arts

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• Origin Client

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• 10.5.36

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