CVE-2022-50791 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x Conditional Command Injection via ping.php
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a POST request to ping.php in SOUND4 broadcast automation systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-50791?
CVE-2022-50791 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Kantar Media BigVoice2, published on 30 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x contains a conditional command injection vulnerability that allows local authenticated users to create malicious files in the /tmp directory. Unauthenticated attackers can execute commands by making a single HTTP POST request to the vulnerable ping.php script, which triggers the malicious file and then deletes it.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50791?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Sound4 Big Voice2 Firmware, Sound4 Big Voice4 Firmware, Sound4 First Firmware, Sound4 Impact Eco Firmware, Sound4 Impact Firmware, Sound4 Pulse Eco Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50791?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-50791 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-50791 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-50791 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Kantar Media BigVoice2
- CVE-2022-50696 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x Hardcoded Credentials Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-50794 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x Unauthenticated Command Injection via Username
- CVE-2022-50796 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco <=2.x Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via upload.cgi
- CVE-2023-53955 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x Authorization Bypass via Insecure Object References
- CVE-2023-53960 SOUND4 IMPACT/FIRST/PULSE/Eco v2.x SQL Injection via Authentication Bypass
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r568-76cw-jx2w.