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AI uncovers PHP2Shell, a critical PHP vulnerability affecting millions of websites

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An AI-assisted investigation identified PHP2Shell, a vulnerability in PHP, the language used by up to 70% of the world's websites. The flaw affects memory management and could allow attackers to execute unauthorized code on unpatched servers. The finding occurred in August, when a researcher at the security firm California was examining PHP's source code with an OpenAI model. The United States, Japan and Europe took preventive measures.

In 40 seconds

  • The flaw, called PHP2Shell, affects PHP's memory management and could allow unauthorized code execution on unpatched servers.
  • The finding came in August during an audit using an OpenAI AI model, part of an OpenAI-funded initiative to review open-source software.
  • Volker Dusch, an engineer at the foundation that maintains PHP, compared it to Heartbleed and called it the most serious problem in more than a decade.
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