A critical PHP vulnerability may take websites down today
Security patches are rolling out for PHP to fix two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities rated 9.2 out of 10. Cybersecurity agencies are urging websites to either apply the fix immediately or temporarily take their systems offline to prevent malicious attacks.
Why it matters
These vulnerabilities affect millions of internet-connected hosts and a massive percentage of websites globally, posing a severe risk to internet security and data integrity.
Security patches for the PHP programming language, widely used to build websites and web apps, are expected to roll out today, with the goal of fixing two critical vulnerabilities that could wreak havoc on the internet if left unchecked. In an advisory published on Tuesday, PHP developers said the vulnerabilities have a severity rating of 9.2 out of a possible 10, with some cybersecurity agencies encouraging websites to temporarily take their systems offline if they’re unable to apply the fix immediately.
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