RÚV reported today that CERT-IS, Iceland’s national cyber security team, issued a stark warning after a major security vulnerability in the PHP programming language was discovered.
CERT-IS described the newly discovered PHP vulnerability as “very serious,” and said the situation is ongoing. “The situation is not over yet,” said Bjarki Þór Sigvarðsson of CERT-IS, as quoted by both RÚV and DV. The cyber security team emphasised that the threat has not yet passed and further vigilance is needed.
The vulnerability received a score of 9.2 out of 10 on a commonly used system to assess computer-system weaknesses, indicating a high severity. The programming language PHP is estimated to be used by about 70% of websites worldwide, raising broad concerns for the safety of digital properties in Iceland and internationally.
Sources
- RÚV (first reported) in Icelandic
- DV in Icelandic
