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Patch Released After EU, UK Warn PHP Flaws

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  • EU and UK authorities recommended temporary website shutdowns due to critical PHP flaws.
  • OpenAI’s ChatGPT security program discovered the vulnerability and alerted PHP maintainers.
  • PHP security team released patches around 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
  • Pinboard, parts of Wikipedia, 4chan and Something Awful went offline awaiting the patch.
  • Patchstack reported active exploitation of the PHP flaws.