DevTom's Hardwareabout 2 hours ago
PHP Security Failures Due to Funding Shortage
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A critical remote code execution vulnerability in PHP, powering 71% of websites, was only fixed after a 2024 discovery. The PHP Foundation, staffed by one full-time person and 14 contractors, struggled to address the issue. Consequently, nearly 73% of installations ran past their end-of-life dates, with 7.7% still on version 5.x from 2005.
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