Inside Critical PHP Vulnerabilities That Have 70% Of The Internet At Risk

by · Inc42

SUMMARY

  • The vulnerabilities could potentially give attackers a direct path to a server’s file system or database and execute arbitrary code on the host server
  • PHP powers more than half of the Internet, with OpenAI describing the episode as “one of the most impactful security issues in recent memory”
  • Finland has shut down state internet services, while the Netherlands’ cybersecurity agency has taken its website offline. France, too, has temporarily taken certain websites down