Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53963

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the 'pass

Published Dec 22, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 1, 2026 · Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53963. EPSS is 3.40%. Act only if a listed version of Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
3.40%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco 1.16

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the 'password' parameter. Attackers can exploit the login.php and index.php scripts by injecting shell commands via the 'password' POST parameter to execute commands with web server privileges.

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  • vendor Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco 1.161.16

How to fix CVE-2023-53963

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53963. EPSS is 3.40%. Act only if a listed version of Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Kantar Media Impact/Pulse Eco 1.16 1.16. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 3.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the 'password' parameter. Attackers can exploit the login.php and index.php scripts by injecting shell commands via the 'password' POST parameter to execute commands with web server privileges.

  2. Oct 1, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the 'password' parameter. Attackers can exploit the login.php and index.php scripts by injecting shell commands via the 'password' POST parameter to execute commands with web server privileges.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53963

    30-day exploitation probability 3.40%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-60248

    SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the 'password' parameter. Attackers can exploit the login.php and index.php scripts by injecting shell comman

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • EUVDOct 28, 2026