PHP2Shell alarm a major cyber security wake-up call | ITWeb

PHP2Shell alarm a major cyber security wake-up call | ITWeb

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ITWeb (Johannesburg), 23 October: PHP2Shell alarm a major cyber security wake-up call. Two critical PHP vulnerabilities, in a language powering about three-quarters of the web, triggered a global alert after details reportedly leaked before the planned disclosure. It relays the BBC's cyber correspondent that researchers had identified a potential flaw in 2024 but could not establish how it could be exploited until AI-assisted research produced a viable attack.

> Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language powering about three-quarters of the web, have triggered a global cyber security alert after details of the flaws, dubbed PHP2Shell, reportedly leaked before their planned disclosure and patching.

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