# Platform engineers and developers: 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 Platform engineers and developers: 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) / [Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) / [Inside any one organisation](../../../grc/stakeholders/org-roles/index.html) / Platform engineers and developers

# Platform engineers and developers: its risk register

Find every PHP runtime, upgrade it, rebuild the images and prove it is done.

**Kind** role · **Assigned here** 4 · **In its register** 4 · [the briefing for a php or platform engineer](../../../briefings/engineer/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R09 Not knowing where PHP runs](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | **16** high | Operational | **treater** | [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 |
| [R01-1 Default Apache mod_php installations exploited before application code runs](../../../grc/risks/r01-1/index.html) | **15** high | Security | **treater** | [ISO/IEC 27001 A.8.8](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-8-8), [CIS Controls 7.4](../../../grc/frameworks/cis/index.html#c-7-4), [Cyber Essentials SUM](../../../grc/frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html#c-sum), [PCI DSS 6.3.3](../../../grc/frameworks/pcidss/index.html#c-6-3-3) |
| [R01-4 The fix is incomplete, or a third flaw follows](../../../grc/risks/r01-4/index.html) | **15** high | Security | **bearer** | [NIST SSDF RV.3](../../../grc/frameworks/ssdf/index.html#c-rv-3), [NIST SSDF PW.8](../../../grc/frameworks/ssdf/index.html#c-pw-8), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.8.29](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-8-29), [ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111 30111:handling](../../../grc/frameworks/iso29147/index.html#c-30111-handling) |
| [R06-3 Manufacturers under the Cyber Resilience Act owe a 24-hour report](../../../grc/risks/r06-3/index.html) | **12** high | Compliance | **treater** | [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 [R09](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | 20 |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 [R06-3](../../../grc/risks/r06-3/index.html) | 15 [R01-1](../../../grc/risks/r01-1/index.html) [R01-4](../../../grc/risks/r01-4/index.html) |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Who it shares risks with

[Suppliers in the NCSC-NL inventory](../../../grc/stakeholders/inventory-suppliers/index.html) (2), [Shared and self-service hosting](../../../grc/stakeholders/shared-hosts/index.html) (1), [Website owner](../../../grc/stakeholders/site-owner/index.html) (1), [The fix authors](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-fix-authors/index.html) (1), [The PHP security team](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-security-team/index.html) (1), [Organisations running PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/operators/index.html) (1), [The finders](../../../grc/stakeholders/finders/index.html) (1), [The PHP Foundation](../../../grc/stakeholders/php-foundation/index.html) (1), [EU and member-state CERTs](../../../grc/stakeholders/eu-agencies/index.html) (1), [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (4), [ISO/IEC 27001](../../frameworks/iso27001/index.html) (3), [CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (2), [NIST SSDF](../../frameworks/ssdf/index.html) (2), [Cyber Essentials](../../frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html) (1), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (1), [ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111](../../frameworks/iso29147/index.html) (1), [NIST CSF 2.0](../../frameworks/nistcsf/index.html) (1), [NIST SP 800-53](../../frameworks/nist80053/index.html) (1), [DORA](../../frameworks/dora/index.html) (1)


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