vulnerability
Someone Tried to Exploit PHP2Shell 4 Days Before the Vulnerabilities Were Publicly Disclosed
HighCVSS 9.2
Summary
An attacker, using anonymized infrastructure and multiple payloads, targeted its MadPot honeypot service. The vulnerabilities, rated as critical, allow unauthenticated remote code execution and can be exploited quickly due to advancements in AI-assisted exploit development. Multiple security vendors and agencies have issued warnings and provided mitigation steps.
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