Researcher Wins $2,000 Bug-Bounty Challenge by Chaining Critical PHP Flaws, Publishes New PoC
A security researcher known as 'killa' claimed the prize on a public bitcoin-themed hacking challenge by exploiting two critical PHP vulnerabilities — tracked as the PHP2Shell flaws, CVSS...
Public Exploit for Critical PHP Flaws Fuels Attempted Mirai-Style Botnet Deployment
Proof-of-concept code is now public for two critical, unauthenticated PHP remote-code-execution flaws dubbed PHP2Shell, and Sophos has observed real-world attempts to use them to deploy a Mirai-derived botnet...
Palo Alto Confirms PAN-OS Firewalls Exposed to Critical PHP Remote Code Execution Bugs
Palo Alto Networks has confirmed that two critical PHP vulnerabilities reach into PAN-OS firewalls and Panorama management systems, with hotfixes still days away. Proof-of-concept exploits already exist for...
PHP Prepares Emergency Fixes for Two Critical 9.2 Flaws
PHP is preparing security updates for two critical vulnerabilities rated 9.2 under CVSS 4.0. Administrators should inventory exposed PHP systems now and apply the official fixes as soon...
CVE-2025-14177: Malicious JPEG Files Expose PHP Heap Memory — Critical Flaws in getimagesize() and iptcembed() Patched
Two critical memory-safety vulnerabilities in PHP image-processing functions allow attackers to leak sensitive heap memory (CVE-2025-14177) or trigger heap buffer overflows via malicious JPEG files. All PHP 8.1...
Critical Roundcube vulnerability (CVE-2025-49113): exploit sold in Darknet as “Email Armageddon” looms
A decade-old Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw in Roundcube, the widely used open-source email client, has escalated into a global cybersecurity emergency. Designated CVE-2025-49113 with a near-maximum CVSS...
Glutton: a new PHP backdoor
On April 29, 2024, XLab’s threat analysis system detected unusual activities linked to a new malware named Glutton, designed to stealthily infiltrate popular PHP frameworks. This malware was...