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.
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- 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
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 1.16
Official advisories
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.
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.
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