Warning Issued on Vulnerability That Puts Two-Thirds of All Websites at Risk
Developers of the PHP programming language said Tuesday that it had identified two critical vulnerabilities.
TL;DR
- Two critical vulnerabilities were identified in the PHP programming language.
- PHP is used in an estimated 70 percent of all websites.
- Details of the vulnerabilities were reportedly leaked online before patches were released.
- Attacks exploiting these vulnerabilities have been reported.
- Developers released a new version of PHP on Oct. 21, fixing the vulnerabilities.
- Website owners are urged to update their sites quickly.