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PHP foundation has 1 full-time employee amid severe staff shortage

A nonprofit foundation that supports the open-source programming language PHP is run by a single full-time employee, Reuters reported on Oct. 24. The report followed the discovery this week of two serious security vulnerabilities that put websites in multiple countries on alert, with some European government sites blocked on Oct. 21 to apply patches. PHP is estimated to be used on up to 70 percent of websites worldwide.

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Major PHP flaws trigger cybersecurity alerts, websites blocked across Europe

Two major security vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, prompting cybersecurity alerts in multiple countries. In Europe, some government agencies, hospitals and schools have shut websites to avoid hacking. Groups overseeing PHP confirmed the flaws, and bodies including KISA, CISA, the UK NCSC and the EU’s CERT-EU urged updates and warned of risk. The affected versions include several PHP 8.x releases and all unsupported versions below PHP 8.1.

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Critical PHP vulnerability \'PHP2Shell\' sparks emergency response, AI found it first

Two critical security vulnerabilities have been found in PHP, an open-source language widely used to run websites and web applications, triggering emergency responses worldwide. The flaws, dubbed “PHP2Shell,” allow attackers to remotely run malicious code on servers. The PHP project released patched versions, and the U.S. National Security Agency urged organisations to prepare updates or take systems offline if needed. Amazon said it detected attack attempts before disclosure.