Path Traversal in Kantar Media Wm2
CVE-2023-53962
SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x contains an unauthenticated directory traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files through the 'upgfile' parameter in upload.cgi. Attackers can exploit the vulnerability by sending crafted multipart form-data POST requests with directory traversal sequences to write files to unintended system locations.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Kantar Media Wm2 — versions 1.11
- Sound4 Big Voice2
- Sound4 Big Voice2 Firmware — versions 1.30
- Sound4 Big Voice4
- Sound4 Big Voice4 Firmware — versions 1.2
- Sound4 First — versions 2.0, 1.0
- Sound4 First Firmware — versions 2.15, 1.69
- Sound4 Impact — versions 2.0, 1.0
- Sound4 Impact Eco
- Sound4 Impact Eco Firmware — versions 1.16
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ExploitDB-51172 (Exploit, exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- SOUND4 Official Product Homepage (Product, product)
- Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2022-5730) (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- VulnCheck Advisory: SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x Unauthenticated Directory Traversal File Write (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-53962?
- CVE-2023-53962 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kantar Media Wm2, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-12-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-53962?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.