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Hackers use PHP exploit to backdoor Windows systems with new malware
2024-08-20 17:49

Unknown attackers have deployed a newly discovered backdoor dubbed Msupedge on a university's Windows systems in Taiwan, likely by exploiting a recently patched PHP remote code execution...

Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor
2024-08-20 10:25

A previously undocumented backdoor named Msupedge has been put to use against a cyber attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan. "The most notable feature of this backdoor is that it communicates with a command-and-control server via DNS traffic," the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

WhatsApp for Windows lets Python, PHP scripts execute with no warning
2024-07-27 14:18

A security issue in the latest version of WhatsApp for Windows allows sending Python and PHP attachments that are executed without any warning when the recipient opens them. WhatsApp blocks multiple file types considered to carry a risk to users but the company tells BleepingComputer that it does not plan to add Python scripts to the list.

PHP Vulnerability Exploited to Spread Malware and Launch DDoS Attacks
2024-07-11 05:19

The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-4577, which allows an attacker to remotely execute malicious commands on Windows systems using Chinese and Japanese language locales. The disclosure comes as Cloudflare said it recorded a 20% year-over-year increase in DDoS attacks in the second quarter of 2024, and that it mitigated 8.5 million DDoS attacks during the first six months.

PHP command injection flaw exploited to deliver ransomware (CVE-2024-4577)
2024-06-13 11:51

An OS command injection vulnerability in Windows-based PHP in CGI mode is being exploited by the TellYouThePass ransomware gang. Imperva says the attacks started on June 8, two days after the PHP development team pushed out fixes, and one day after Watchtowr researchers published a technical analysis of the flaw and proof-of-concept exploit code.

TellYouThePass ransomware exploits recent PHP RCE flaw to breach servers
2024-06-11 14:25

The TellYouThePass ransomware gang has been exploiting the recently patched CVE-2024-4577 remote code execution vulnerability in PHP to deliver webshells and execute the encryptor payload on target systems. TellYouThePass ransomware is known for quickly jumping on public exploits for vulnerabilities with a wide impact.

New PHP Vulnerability Exposes Windows Servers to Remote Code Execution
2024-06-08 07:35

Details have emerged about a new critical security flaw impacting PHP that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution under certain circumstances. The vulnerability, tracked as...

PHP fixes critical RCE flaw impacting all versions for Windows
2024-06-07 14:32

A new PHP for Windows remote code execution vulnerability has been disclosed, impacting all releases since version 5.x, potentially impacting a massive number of servers worldwide. The new RCE flaw tracked as CVE-2024-4577, was discovered by Devcore Principal Security Researcher Orange Tsai on May 7, 2024, who reported it to the PHP developers.

WordPress plugin ‘Gravity Forms’ vulnerable to PHP object injection
2023-05-30 19:42

The premium WordPress plugin 'Gravity Forms,' currently used by over 930,000 websites, is vulnerable to unauthenticated PHP Object Injection. Gravity Forms is a custom form builder website owners use for creating payment, registration, file upload, or any other form required for visitor-site interactions or transactions.

PHP Packagist supply chain poisoned by hacker “looking for a job”
2023-05-05 18:59

Like PyPI for Pythonistas, Gems for Ruby fans, NPM for JavaScript programmers, or LuaRocks for Luaphiles, Packagist is a repository where community contributors can publish details of PHP packages they've created. Unlike PyPI, which provides its own servers where the actual library code is stored, Packagist links to, but doesn't itself keep copies of, the code you need to download. There's an upside to doing it this way, notably that projects that are managed via well-known source code services such as GitHub don't need to maintain two copies of their official releases, which helps avoid the problem of "Version drift" between the source code control system and the packaging system.