wcchandler Pinger 1.0 ping.php ping/socket os command injection

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in wcchandler Pinger 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file ping.php. Such manipulation of the argument ping/socket leads to os command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-37123. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in wcchandler Pinger 1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file ping.php. The manipulation of the argument ping/socket with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published by Milad Karimi as 48323. The advisory is available at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-37123 since 02/03/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ping.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• wcchandler

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• Pinger

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• 1.0

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