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CVE

CVE-2020-37123

9.3
CVSScritical
Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.
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.

Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req.
None
User Interaction
None
pinger
Updated Nov 10, 2026View on NVD →
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Pinger 1.0 - Remote Code Execution

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. References: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48323 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37123 Remediation: Remove Pinger or apply input validation to sanitize the ping and socket parameters.

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