# Open-source PHP applications: 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 Open-source PHP applications: 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) / [Software built on PHP](../../../grc/stakeholders/app-vendors/index.html) / Open-source PHP applications

# Open-source PHP applications: its risk register

The applications against which pre-authentication code execution was reported: they inherit the flaw from the engine and can only tell their users to update PHP.

**Kind** group · **Assigned here** 1 · **In its register** 1

## 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R01-5 Popular applications compromised before authentication](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) | **15** high | Security | **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) |

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

## Who it shares risks with

[Website owner](../../../grc/stakeholders/site-owner/index.html) (1), [Online shops and payments](../../../grc/stakeholders/commerce/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[OWASP Top 10s](../../frameworks/owasp/index.html) (1), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (1), [CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (1)


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