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CVE-2020-15914

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-11-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.5.86 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Origin Client for Mac and PC 10.5.86 or earlier that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary Javascript in a target user’s Origin client. An attacker could use this vulnerability to access sensitive data related to the target user’s Origin account, or to control or monitor the Origin text chat window.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Origin Client for Mac and PC versions 10.5.86 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's client, enabling access to sensitive account data or control/monitoring of the text chat window.

MitigationUpgrade Origin Client to a version newer than 10.5.86.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Origin ClientApplication
Affected:<= 10.5.86

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate installed Origin Client version
    Open Origin Client and navigate to Help > About, or check the application properties via your operating system's installed programs list
    Affected if Unable to determine version or version shown is 10.5.86 or lower
  2. Compare your version to the affected range
    Note the full version number displayed and compare numerically against 10.5.86 - any version <= 10.5.86 is within the affected range
    Affected if Your installed version is 10.5.86 or any lower version number
  3. Identify active chat functionality
    Check if the in-client text chat or friend messaging feature is accessible or has been used (visible chat history, active friends list, or chat input field)
    Affected if The chat window or messaging feature is present and usable in your client

You are affected if your Origin Client installation is version 10.5.86 or lower and the text chat/friends messaging feature is enabled or has been used on that client.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 10.5.86
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Origin Client to a version newer than 10.5.86.

Fix this in Origin Client Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
3.0 hours of engineering $750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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