PHP Warns of Two Imminent Emergency Patches

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The PHP project has signaled that it plans to release two emergency patches in the near future. The announcement comes alongside an unconfirmed report describing a vulnerability dubbed PHP2Shell, which allegedly lets attackers remotely execute code on PHP-powered websites. The details of the report have not been independently verified at this time. The source article offers limited further information on the scope or timing of the fixes.

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