# Website owner: 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 Website owner: 2 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) / Website owner

# Website owner: its risk register

Often one person with one hosting account and no security team: depends entirely on the host.

**Kind** role · **Assigned here** 2 · **In its register** 2 · [the briefing for a website owner](../../../briefings/site-owner/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [R01-1 Default Apache mod_php installations exploited before application code runs](../../../grc/risks/r01-1/index.html) | **15** high | Security | **bearer** | [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) |
| [R01-5 Popular applications compromised before authentication](../../../grc/risks/r01-5/index.html) | **15** high | Security | **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) |

## 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 [R01-1](../../../grc/risks/r01-1/index.html) [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

[Shared and self-service hosting](../../../grc/stakeholders/shared-hosts/index.html) (1), [Platform engineers and developers](../../../grc/stakeholders/engineers/index.html) (1), [Open-source PHP applications](../../../grc/stakeholders/oss-apps/index.html) (1), [Online shops and payments](../../../grc/stakeholders/commerce/index.html) (1)

## The standards its register touches

[CIS Controls](../../frameworks/cis/index.html) (2), [PCI DSS](../../frameworks/pcidss/index.html) (2), [ISO/IEC 27001](../../frameworks/iso27001/index.html) (1), [Cyber Essentials](../../frameworks/cyberessentials/index.html) (1), [OWASP Top 10s](../../frameworks/owasp/index.html) (1)


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