# CFO: 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 CFO: 1 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) / [Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) / [Inside any one organisation](../../../grc/stakeholders/org-roles/index.html) / CFO

# CFO: its risk register

Prices the outage, the paid support and the insurance claim.

**Kind** role · **Assigned here** 1 · **In its register** 1 · [the briefing for a cfo](../../../briefings/cfo/index.html)

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R01-3 Versions the PHP project no longer fixes stay vulnerable](../../../grc/risks/r01-3/index.html) | **20** critical | Security | **bearer** | [NIST SP 800-53 SA-22](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-sa-22), [CIS Controls 2.2](../../../grc/frameworks/cis/index.html#c-2-2), [NIST CSF 2.0 PR.PS-02](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-pr-ps-02), [Cyber Essentials SUM](../../../grc/frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html#c-sum) +1 |

## 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 | 20 [R01-3](../../../grc/risks/r01-3/index.html) |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Who it shares risks with

[Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) (1), [Hosting panels and paid long-term support](../../../grc/stakeholders/panels/index.html) (1), [Linux distributions and image builders](../../../grc/stakeholders/distros/index.html) (1), [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[NIST SP 800-53](../../frameworks/nist80053/index.html) (1), [CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (1), [NIST CSF 2.0](../../frameworks/nistcsf/index.html) (1), [Cyber Essentials](../../frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html) (1), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (1)


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