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CVE-2020-37123: Pinger 1.0 - Remote Code Execution

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Pinger 1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to inject shell commands through the ping and socket parameters. Attackers can exploit the unsanitized input in ping.php to write arbitrary PHP files and execute system commands by appending shell metacharacters.

Affected products

• wcchandler Pinger: 1.0

References

• https://github.com/wcchandler/pinger
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48323
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pinger-remote-code-execution

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