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The US government is working to address and stop any potential cybersecurity issues stemming from flaws in PHP, a widely used open-source software, that may impact federal agencies and American critical infrastructure, according to a White House official.
The programming language, called PHP, contains two vulnerabilities which could potentially expose organizations using it in websites and software platforms to cyberattacks. The developers responsible for maintaining PHP said Wednesday they released software updates to patch the vulnerabilities, urging users to adopt those changes immediately. The US government is coordinating with technology companies to adopt the security fix, according to a White House official.