CVE-2023-53960 (GCVE-0-2023-53960)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-22 21:37 – Updated: 2025-12-22 22:03
VLAI?
Title
SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x SQL Injection via Authentication Bypass
Summary
SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco version 2.x contains an SQL injection vulnerability in the 'index.php' authentication mechanism that allows attackers to manipulate login credentials. Attackers can inject malicious SQL code through the 'password' POST parameter to bypass authentication and potentially gain unauthorized access to the system.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
8.2 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse/First Affected: Version 2: 1.1/2.15
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Credits
LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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