UAE firms race to patch AI-discovered PHP flaw as thousands of servers face risk
Companies and hosting providers in the UAE are moving to close a newly disclosed set of PHP vulnerabilities known as PHP2Shell, deploying patched PHP packages, updating shared hosting environments and advising customers to check their runtime versions and restart web services, according. The flaws sit in PHP itself, meaning every installation that handles web requests is at risk, Narang said.
What firms should do Meriam ElOuazzani, Vice President for Middle East, Turkey, and Africa at Censys, said organisations must identify affected PHP installations, apply security updates and verify that remediation has worked.
Systems running end-of-life versions of PHP could wait weeks or months, or may never be patched, he said.
Pulse is watching for the next material development, official response or evidence-backed change.