CVE-2023-53964 is a critical unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x devices. Attackers can exploit a flaw in the /usr/cgi-bin/restorefactory.cgi endpoint by sending a POST request to trigger a factory reset, bypassing authentication and gaining full system control. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating potential interest from threat actors.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sound4:impact_firmware:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.69CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sound4:impact_firmware:1.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sound4:pulse_firmware:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.69CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sound4:pulse_firmware:1.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sound4:first_firmware:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.