Security News > 2019 > January > PHP PEAR supply chain attack: Backdoor added to installer
2019-01-24 12:57
Some additional details have emerged about the recent security breach involving the PHP PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) webserver, but much is still unknown. What happened? The PEAR project maintains a system for distributing PHP software code and for managing free code libraries (aka packages) written in the popular programming language. On Saturday, the project’s site (located at pear.php.net) has been temporarily disabled and visitors were pointed towards a short warning saying that anyone … More → The post PHP PEAR supply chain attack: Backdoor added to installer appeared first on Help Net Security.
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