# Software built on PHP: its php2shell risk register

> Research: collected from outside sources and what this site derives from them; every fact links to a saved copy of its source.

The fractal risk register for Software built on PHP: 4 risks assigned to it or arriving through its parts, the part it plays in each and who it shares them with.

[Stakeholders](../index.html) / [Everyone with PHP in the path](../../../grc/stakeholders/world/index.html) / Software built on PHP

# Software built on PHP: its risk register

The suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory and the open-source applications (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, MediaWiki, Magento, Nextcloud, Laravel, Symfony) that ship or run on PHP; manufacturers under the Cyber Resilience Act.

**Kind** group · **Assigned here** 0 · **In its register** 4

## The register

Assigned here, or arriving through a part of this stakeholder. The part played is the one recorded for whoever holds the assignment.

| Risk | Rating | Kind | Part played | Controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R01-6 Products that embed PHP stay vulnerable while their suppliers investigate](../../../grc/risks/r01-6/index.html) | **16** high | Supply chain | *through* [Suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory](../../../grc/stakeholders/inventory-suppliers/index.html) (owner) | [Cyber Resilience Act Art.13](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-13), [Cyber Resilience Act AnnexI.II](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-annexi-ii), [OWASP Top 10s A03:2025](../../../grc/frameworks/owasp/index.html#c-a03-2025), [NIS2 Art.21(2)(d)](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-21-2-d) +4 |
| [R09 Not knowing where PHP runs](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | **16** high | Operational | *through* [Suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory](../../../grc/stakeholders/inventory-suppliers/index.html) (informer) | [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.AM-02](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-am-02), [NIST SP 800-53 CM-8](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-cm-8), [CIS Controls 16.4](../../../grc/frameworks/cis/index.html#c-16-4), [DORA Art.8](../../../grc/frameworks/dora/index.html#c-art-8) +2 |
| [R01-5 Popular applications compromised before authentication](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) | **15** high | Security | *through* [Open-source PHP applications](../../../grc/stakeholders/oss-apps/index.html) (informer) | [OWASP Top 10s A06:2021](../../../grc/frameworks/owasp/index.html#c-a06-2021), [PCI DSS 6.3.1](../../../grc/frameworks/pcidss/index.html#c-6-3-1), [CIS Controls 16.4](../../../grc/frameworks/cis/index.html#c-16-4) |
| [R06-3 Manufacturers under the Cyber Resilience Act owe a 24-hour report](../../../grc/risks/r06-3/index.html) | **12** high | Compliance | *through* [Suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory](../../../grc/stakeholders/inventory-suppliers/index.html) (owner) | [Cyber Resilience Act Art.14](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-14), [Cyber Resilience Act Art.13](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-13), [Cyber Resilience Act Art.24](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-art-24), [Cyber Resilience Act AnnexI.II](../../../grc/frameworks/cra/index.html#c-annexi-ii) |

## Where its risks sit

| Likelihood / impact | 1 Minor | 2 Moderate | 3 Significant | 4 Major | 5 Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Happening | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| 4 Likely | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 [R01-6](../../../grc/risks/r01-6/index.html) [R09](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | 20 |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 [R06-3](../../../grc/risks/r06-3/index.html) | 15 [R01-5](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Its parts
- [Suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory](../../../grc/stakeholders/inventory-suppliers/index.html): 3 risks
- [Open-source PHP applications](../../../grc/stakeholders/oss-apps/index.html): 1 risks

## The standards its register touches

[Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (4), [OWASP Top 10s](../../frameworks/owasp/index.html) (2), [ISO/IEC 27001](../../frameworks/iso27001/index.html) (2), [NIST CSF 2.0](../../frameworks/nistcsf/index.html) (2), [DORA](../../frameworks/dora/index.html) (2), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (1), [CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (1), [NIS2](../../frameworks/nis2/index.html) (1), [SOC 2](../../frameworks/soc2/index.html) (1), [NIST SP 800-53](../../frameworks/nist80053/index.html) (1)


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