PHP: The three little letters wreaking havoc across the web
Summary
Two recently discovered vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language have created widespread security risks across the internet. Because a significant portion of all websites rely on this technology, several major platforms experienced temporary outages following the disclosure of the flaws.
Two vulnerabilities found in the programming language PHP put enormous swaths of the internet in danger. By some accounts, up to 70 percent of websites use PHP in some capacity. It powers Wikipedia, WordPress, Drupal, and a host of other popular sites and platforms, including DeviantArt and 4Chan, which were temporarily shut down after the vulnerabilities were disclosed. Even governments…
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