# Inside any one organisation: its php2shell risk register

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The fractal risk register for Inside any one organisation: 22 risks assigned to it or arriving through its parts, the part it plays in each and who it shares them with.

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# Inside any one organisation: its risk register

The same register again at the scale of one organisation: the roles that decide, act and communicate. Each has a briefing on this site.

**Kind** group · **Assigned here** 0 · **In its register** 22

## 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 | *through* [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/index.html) (owner), [CFO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cfo/index.html) (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 |
| [R02 The coordinated disclosure broke before the fix was ready](../../../grc/risks/r02/index.html) | **20** critical | Disclosure process | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (bearer) | [ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111 29147:coordination](../../../grc/frameworks/iso29147/index.html#c-29147-coordination), [NIS2 Art.12](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-12), [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.RA-08](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-ra-08), [FIRST TLP 2.0 TLP:AMBER+STRICT](../../../grc/frameworks/tlp/index.html#c-tlp-amber-strict) |
| [R03 Exploitation outpaces patching](../../../grc/risks/r03/index.html) | **20** critical | Security | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (treater) | [CISA KEV and BOD 22-01 KEV-entry](../../../grc/frameworks/kev/index.html#c-kev-entry), [CISA KEV and BOD 22-01 BOD22-01](../../../grc/frameworks/kev/index.html#c-bod22-01), [NIST CSF 2.0 DE.CM-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-de-cm-01), [NIST SP 800-53 SI-4](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-si-4) +3 |
| [R04 Services lost to precautionary shutdowns](../../../grc/risks/r04/index.html) | **20** critical | Operational | *through* [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (owner), [Communications team](../../../grc/stakeholders/comms/index.html) (treater) | [ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.29](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-5-29), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.30](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-5-30), [NIS2 Art.21(2)(c)](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-21-2-c), [DORA Art.11](../../../grc/frameworks/dora/index.html#c-art-11) +2 |
| [R08 Frontier AI finds critical flaws faster than maintainers can fix them](../../../grc/risks/r08/index.html) | **20** critical | Strategic | *through* [CISO](../../../grc/stakeholders/ciso/index.html) (bearer) | [EU AI Act Art.55](../../../grc/frameworks/euaiact/index.html#c-art-55), [NIST AI RMF GOVERN-6.1](../../../grc/frameworks/nistairmf/index.html#c-govern-6-1), [NIST AI RMF MEASURE-2.7](../../../grc/frameworks/nistairmf/index.html#c-measure-2-7), [ISO/IEC 42001 6.1.2](../../../grc/frameworks/iso42001/index.html#c-6-1-2) |
| [R01-6 Products that embed PHP stay vulnerable while their suppliers investigate](../../../grc/risks/r01-6/index.html) | **16** high | Supply chain | *through* [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/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 |
| [R05 A web application firewall taken for a patch](../../../grc/risks/r05/index.html) | **16** high | Security | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (owner) | [PCI DSS 6.4.2](../../../grc/frameworks/pcidss/index.html#c-6-4-2), [CIS Controls 13.10](../../../grc/frameworks/cis/index.html#c-13-10), [NIST SP 800-53 SC-7](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-sc-7), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.8.20](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-8-20) +1 |
| [R09 Not knowing where PHP runs](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | **16** high | Operational | *through* [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/index.html) (owner), [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html) (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 | *through* [Website owner](../../../grc/stakeholders/site-owner/index.html) (bearer), [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html) (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 | *through* [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html) (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) |
| [R01-5 Popular applications compromised before authentication](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) | **15** high | Security | *through* [Website owner](../../../grc/stakeholders/site-owner/index.html) (owner) | [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) |
| [R03-1 Attempts before disclosure](../../../grc/risks/r03-1/index.html) | **15** high | Security | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (owner) | [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.RA-02](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-ra-02), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.7](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-5-7), [NIST SP 800-53 SI-4](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-si-4), [PCI DSS 12.10.1](../../../grc/frameworks/pcidss/index.html#c-12-10-1) |
| [R04-2 Councils and police offline without saying why](../../../grc/risks/r04-2/index.html) | **15** high | Reputational | *through* [Communications team](../../../grc/stakeholders/comms/index.html) (treater) | [Cyber Essentials SUM](../../../grc/frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html#c-sum), [NIST CSF 2.0 RS.CO-03](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-rs-co-03), [ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.24](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-5-24) |
| [R06 A compromise becomes a reportable breach](../../../grc/risks/r06/index.html) | **15** high | Compliance | *through* [Data protection officer](../../../grc/stakeholders/dpo/index.html) (owner), [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (owner) | [GDPR Art.32](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-32), [GDPR Art.33](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-33), [GDPR Art.34](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-34), [NIS2 Art.23](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-23) +2 |
| [R06-1 Personal data taken from a compromised PHP application](../../../grc/risks/r06-1/index.html) | **15** high | Compliance | *through* [Data protection officer](../../../grc/stakeholders/dpo/index.html) (owner) | [GDPR Art.5(1)(f)](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-5-1-f), [GDPR Art.24](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-24), [GDPR Art.28](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-28), [GDPR Art.32](../../../grc/frameworks/gdpr/index.html#c-art-32) +2 |
| [R01-2 PHP-FPM deployments wrongly treated as safe or as certainly vulnerable](../../../grc/risks/r01-2/index.html) | **12** high | Security | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (owner) | [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.RA-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-ra-01), [ISO/IEC 27001 6.1.2](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-6-1-2) |
| [R03-3 Exploited in the wild without anyone being able to show it](../../../grc/risks/r03-3/index.html) | **12** high | Governance | *through* [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (owner) | [CISA KEV and BOD 22-01 KEV-entry](../../../grc/frameworks/kev/index.html#c-kev-entry), [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.RA-02](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-ra-02), [NIST CSF 2.0 GV.RR-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-gv-rr-01) |
| [R03-4 Detections built on a proof of concept with the wrong mechanism](../../../grc/risks/r03-4/index.html) | **12** high | Security | *through* [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html) (owner) | [NIST SP 800-53 RA-5](../../../grc/frameworks/nist80053/index.html#c-ra-5), [SOC 2 CC7.1](../../../grc/frameworks/soc2/index.html#c-cc7-1), [NIST CSF 2.0 ID.RA-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-id-ra-01) |
| [R04-3 The agencies' advice disagrees](../../../grc/risks/r04-3/index.html) | **12** high | Governance | *through* [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (owner) | [ISO/IEC 27001 A.5.5](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-a-5-5), [NIST CSF 2.0 GV.RR-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-gv-rr-01), [NIS2 Art.20](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-20) |
| [R06-2 Essential and financial entities miss their reporting clocks](../../../grc/risks/r06-2/index.html) | **12** high | Compliance | *through* [CISO](../../../grc/stakeholders/ciso/index.html) (treater) | [NIS2 Art.23](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-23), [NIS2 Art.20](../../../grc/frameworks/nis2/index.html#c-art-20), [DORA Art.19](../../../grc/frameworks/dora/index.html#c-art-19), [DORA Art.10](../../../grc/frameworks/dora/index.html#c-art-10) +1 |
| [R06-3 Manufacturers under the Cyber Resilience Act owe a 24-hour report](../../../grc/risks/r06-3/index.html) | **12** high | Compliance | *through* [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html) (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) |
| [R07 Decisions made on numbers that measure something else](../../../grc/risks/r07/index.html) | **12** high | Governance | *through* [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html) (owner) | [NIST CSF 2.0 GV.RM-01](../../../grc/frameworks/nistcsf/index.html#c-gv-rm-01), [ISO/IEC 27001 6.1.2](../../../grc/frameworks/iso27001/index.html#c-6-1-2), [OWASP Top 10s LLM09:2025](../../../grc/frameworks/owasp/index.html#c-llm09-2025) |

## Where its risks sit

| Likelihood / impact | 1 Minor | 2 Moderate | 3 Significant | 4 Major | 5 Severe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Happening | 5 | 10 | 15 [R04-2](../../../grc/risks/r04-2/index.html) | 20 [R02](../../../grc/risks/r02/index.html) [R04](../../../grc/risks/r04/index.html) | 25 |
| 4 Likely | 4 | 8 | 12 [R04-3](../../../grc/risks/r04-3/index.html) [R07](../../../grc/risks/r07/index.html) | 16 [R01-6](../../../grc/risks/r01-6/index.html) [R05](../../../grc/risks/r05/index.html) [R09](../../../grc/risks/r09/index.html) | 20 [R01-3](../../../grc/risks/r01-3/index.html) [R03](../../../grc/risks/r03/index.html) [R08](../../../grc/risks/r08/index.html) |
| 3 Possible | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 [R01-2](../../../grc/risks/r01-2/index.html) [R03-3](../../../grc/risks/r03-3/index.html) [R03-4](../../../grc/risks/r03-4/index.html) [R06-2](../../../grc/risks/r06-2/index.html) [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) [R01-5](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) [R03-1](../../../grc/risks/r03-1/index.html) [R06](../../../grc/risks/r06/index.html) [R06-1](../../../grc/risks/r06-1/index.html) |
| 2 Unlikely | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 1 Rare | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |

## Its parts
- [Board and executives](../../../grc/stakeholders/board/index.html): 5 risks
- [CISO](../../../grc/stakeholders/ciso/index.html): 2 risks
- [CTO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cto/index.html): 3 risks
- [CFO](../../../grc/stakeholders/cfo/index.html): 1 risks
- [Security lead and AppSec](../../../grc/stakeholders/security-lead/index.html): 6 risks
- [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html): 4 risks
- [Website owner](../../../grc/stakeholders/site-owner/index.html): 2 risks
- [Communications team](../../../grc/stakeholders/comms/index.html): 2 risks
- [Data protection officer](../../../grc/stakeholders/dpo/index.html): 2 risks

## The standards its register touches

[ISO/IEC 27001](../../frameworks/iso27001/index.html) (12), [NIST CSF 2.0](../../frameworks/nistcsf/index.html) (11), [NIST SP 800-53](../../frameworks/nist80053/index.html) (7), [GDPR](../../frameworks/gdpr/index.html) (6), [NIS2](../../frameworks/nis2/index.html) (5), [DORA](../../frameworks/dora/index.html) (5), [CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (4), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (4), [Cyber Resilience Act](../../frameworks/cra/index.html) (4), [OWASP Top 10s](../../frameworks/owasp/index.html) (3), [Cyber Essentials](../../frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html) (2), [NIST SSDF](../../frameworks/ssdf/index.html) (2), [ISO/IEC 29147 and 30111](../../frameworks/iso29147/index.html) (2), [SOC 2](../../frameworks/soc2/index.html) (2), [CISA KEV and BOD 22-01](../../frameworks/kev/index.html) (2), [NIST AI RMF](../../frameworks/nistairmf/index.html) (2), [FIRST TLP 2.0](../../frameworks/tlp/index.html) (1), [MITRE ATT&CK](../../frameworks/attack/index.html) (1), [EU AI Act](../../frameworks/euaiact/index.html) (1), [ISO/IEC 42001](../../frameworks/iso42001/index.html) (1)


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