New Serious PHP Vulnerabilities Released and Patched
MentionsApache Software Foundation
PHP maintainers have released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities: PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35 fix two critical vulnerabilities that can allow unauthenticated remote code execution. All PHP users are strongly encouraged to update immediately. Who is at risk: all PHP installations serving web requests, including PHP-FPM, Apache with mod_php, php-cgi, FrankenPHP and LiteSpeed.
Summary from Schneier on Security.
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- TechnologyPHPA programming language that powers a large share of websites, including WordPress.
- AttackRemote code execution · RCEA flaw that lets an attacker run their own code on someone else's machine over the network.
- ConceptExploitCode or a technique that turns a software flaw into something an attacker can actually use.