Urgent security fix issued for code vital to estimated 70% of all websites
- PHP may not be a household name, but the programming language, released over 30 years ago, powers a large share of websites and web applications.
- Nearly 70% of the internet is estimated to use PHP, including WordPress, which is used for more than 40% of websites.
- Now the PHP development team is urging users to update immediately after fixing two critical vulnerabilities, rated 9.2 out of 10 in terms of danger, that if exploited could allow attackers to take over internet servers.
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- PHP may not be a household name, but the programming language, released over 30 years ago, powers a large share of websites and web applications.
- Nearly 70% of the internet is estimated to use PHP, including WordPress, which is used for more than 40% of websites.
- Now the PHP development team is urging users to update immediately after fixing two critical vulnerabilities, rated 9.2 out of 10 in terms of danger, that if exploited could allow attackers to take over internet servers.
Sources: Abcnews